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Is there a way to launch Microsoft Visual Studio Code from the command line in windows? I can't even seem to find the directory for code on my computer. It didn't even ask me where to download it.
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On the Start screen, press Ctrl+Tab to open the Apps list, and then press V. This brings up a list that includes all installed Visual Studio command prompts.
To get an overview of the VS Code command-line interface, open a terminal or command prompt and type code --help .
Visual Studio Code includes a fully-featured integrated terminal that conveniently starts at the root of your workspace. It provides integration with the editor to support features like links and error detection. To open the terminal: Use the Ctrl+` keyboard shortcut with the backtick character.
Navigate to the directory that you want to open and type code . to launch VS Code.
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As many folks already suggested ways to open code from command prompt using code . command. This will only open Visual Studio Code Stable build. But If you have downloaded Visual Studio Code Insider build/version (Which has all latest build/features but unstable version) then you need to follow below instructions in windows :
C:\Users\tsabu\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code Insiders\bin (or) C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code Insiders\bin based on location at which you have installed vscode insider in your machine. 
code-insiders . to open vscode-insider build/version
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