Fix VS Code WSL Server 404
After a VS Code update, I hit a Remote WSL failure even though WSL itself still worked from the command line. The WSL terminal opened normally: wsl But VS Code could not connect to the WSL distro. The Remote WSL log showed a failed download like this: https://update.code.visualstudio.com/commit:<commit-id>/server-linux-x64/insider HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found ERROR: Failed to download https://update.code.visualstudio.com/commit:<commit-id>/server-linux-x64/insider to /home/<user>/.vscode-server-insiders/bin/<commit-id>-<timestamp>.tar.gz The important details are: Log detail Meaning update.code.visualstudio.com VS Code is trying to download its remote server package commit:<commit-id> The server must match the exact VS Code client build server-linux-x64 The server package is for Linux x64 inside WSL insider The VS Code client is using the Insiders update channel .vscode-server-insiders The WSL-side install folder for the Insiders server 404 Not Found That exact server package was not available at the update endpoint This is a VS Code Remote WSL server install problem, not a general WSL failure. ...