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Re:VSCode remote code execution advisory by vbezhenar on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @04:46AM (#33892479)
vscode does not provide MSI for download. Even Microsoft can't be bothered to do it.
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Re:VSCode remote code execution advisory by sllewe on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @11:35AM (#33896453)
MSFT provides a method to repackage .EXE into a deployable package (named: Intunewin).

https://github.com/microsoft/Microsoft-Win32-Content-Prep-To...

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Re:VSCode remote code execution advisory by EvanAnderson on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @06:29AM (#33893195)
The inmates have been running the asylum at Microsoft for a number of years now. I assume it’s necessary to re-invent wheels, badly, for career advancement. (That’s not to say that MSI is particular nice, but it works reasonably well and saves a lot of downstream headaches.)
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