Opening Microsoft Visual Studio Code from command prompt Windows

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.

How do I start Visual Studio from command line?

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.

What is the command to directly open Visual Studio code from the command prompt?

To get an overview of the VS Code command-line interface, open a terminal or command prompt and type code --help .

How do I open Visual Studio code in terminal?

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.

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 :

Go to Control Panel\System and Security\System. Click on Advanced System Settings
Click on Environment Variables
Under System Variables tab, Click on Edit for Path Variable
Add a new path 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.

Open a new command prompt and type code-insiders . to open vscode-insider build/version