Can't Access node js In Visual Studio Code

Question

When I open the terminal in my script all it says is:

According to video I've seen I'm supposed to write "node -v" somewhere in the terminal in order to begin the process of activating node js. But my terminal is different from terminals seen in videos.

I've tried to install Powershell 7.2.5 to see if it makes anything any better, but I don't understand how to install it. I've tried the zip download and after extractig all the files I have no idea what I'm supposed to do. I also tried the msi download and after I clicked "finish" on the installation window nothing happens; once I go back to VS Code it still prompts me to install the newer version of powershell.

What do I do ? I just want to enable node js.

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Answer 1

Hi @Sean Mandel ,

You are using Visual Studio Code, which is different from Visual Studio. The tag “vs-general” is related to Visual Studio, for more questions about Visual Studio Code, we suggest you post it to the Stack Overview tagged visual-studio-code forum or GitHub repository where you would get professional support for this product. Thanks for your understanding.

Sincerely,
Anna
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