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How to install c/c++ environment in VS code

1. Install Visual Studio Windows C/C++ build tools (MSVC)

2. Install VS code

3. Install code runner extension in VS code

4. Install C++ IntelliSense extension in VS code

5. Download the MinGW g++ compiler and install that,

(Download MinGW - Minimalist GNU for Windows from SourceForge.net)

select the following options and proceed with the installation,
once the download process is finished, select these files to be installed,

6. Add "C:\MinGW\bin" to your environment variable path,

7. Download the stdc++.h file and put it under this location on your PC,

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.32.31326\include\bits

8. Next, we need to open our VS code and fix something in the settings, check this box,

We are good to go now; if you run the code using the play/run button, you should see something like this,