[Windows 10] I have "Microsoft VS Code (User Setup)" installed in a custom directory and whenever I try to update it this shows up:
and then this
Log Info Dec 23 11:42:40.673 INFO Starting: C:\Users\jeremy\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe, false Dec 23 11:42:40.674 ERRO Bad arguments: Code path doesn't seem to exist: C:\Users\jeremy\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe How do I change the path to point it to the right directory where "Code.exe" exists?
I had the same problem recently. I ended up reinstalling VS Code.
No. Note that I did not uninstall VS Code, I just downloaded the installer from the website and installed VSCode. This won't hurt, as it does not touch your settings and extensions.
I first tried to visit the path mentioned in the error log, and I noticed that the folder _ within that directory contained the new VS Code version, downloaded by the updater.
So the path should have been C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\_\Code.exe instead, perhaps.
I tried to move all files from _ to their parent directory, and then, in VS Code, Help » Restart to update. This opened the new version of VS Code, but after closing it and starting it from the original install location (or through a shortcut I have always been using), the old version was still loaded. So apparently, this "trick" didn't work.
Then I tried to make a symbolic link to Code.exe within the _ directory, so the VS Code updater would find Code.exe. This caused roughly the same things to happen. So, this didn't work either.
At last, I decided to just download VS Code from their website, and simply install it. This seemed the most simple option to me.
Code executables after the reinstall. I wasn't really comfortable with that and ended up fully uninstalling and re-installing (to the default location this time).
Create a hard link for Code.exe using mklink, works for me.
Command should look like this (depends where your custom installation is, my in C:/Program Files/Microsoft VS Code/):
mklink /H "C:/Users/$username/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/Code.exe" "C:/Program Files/Microsoft VS Code/Code.exe" 
This works :
mklink /J "C:/Users/$username/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/" "C:/Program Files/Microsoft VS Code/" Please, be careful with the permission on the source folder. Should work on any drive.
