Update PATH Environment Variable to include VS Codes CLI shortcuts

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If you did not have the VS Code (Insiders) installer update your path (or you where not prompted due to installing via a package manager like winget), then you can use the below code to fix that.

This will update your systems PATH environment variable to include code or code-insiders.

1. Execute the code below from within a VS Code (Insiders) PowerShell prompt.
2. The script will output the code you then need to copy, paste and execute in a PowerShell CLI with elevated privilges.

switch((Test-Path "$Env:VSCODE_GIT_ASKPASS_NODE") -and ($Env:Path -split ';' -contains "$(Split-Path $Env:VSCODE_GIT_ASKPASS_NODE)\bin")) {$true{$codePath=Split-Path $Env:VSCODE_GIT_ASKPASS_NODE;Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "`nExecute the below command (yellow text) from an PowerShell prompt with ELEVATED privileges`n"; Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "`$Env:Path;[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable(`"Path`", `$Env:Path + `";$codePath\bin`", `"Machine`");`$Env:Path`n"} $false {Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red 'Path contains VS Code already or we cannot find the VS Code Path environment variable (VSCODE_GIT_ASKPASS_NODE)'}}

Formatted Code:

switch ((Test-Path "$Env:VSCODE_GIT_ASKPASS_NODE") -and ($Env:Path -split ';' -contains "$(Split-Path $Env:VSCODE_GIT_ASKPASS_NODE)\bin")) {
    $true {
        $codePath = Split-Path $Env:VSCODE_GIT_ASKPASS_NODE;
        Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "`nExecute the below command (yellow text) from an PowerShell prompt with ELEVATED privileges`n";
        Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "`$Env:Path;[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable(`"Path`", `$Env:Path + `";$codePath\bin`", `"Machine`");`$Env:Path`n"
    }
    $false {
        Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red 'Path contains VS Code already or we cannot find the VS Code Path environment variable (VSCODE_GIT_ASKPASS_NODE)'
    }
}