First install vscode and configure it as you please. During setup ensure the checkbox for the PATH is checked
https://davidtranscend.com/blog/windows-terminal-workflow-guide/ (enabling developer mode is not required anymore)
https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#debian-and-ubuntu-based-linux-distributions
https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/fixing-npm-permissions
Pick option 2 to be able to browse the global modules from the explorer
sudo apt-get install gcc g++ make libpng-dev
Add alias open="explorer.exe"
in your .bashrc
or .zshrc
file