The "Microsoft C/C++ extension for VS Code" doesn't work with MSVC unless VS Code is opened through the "Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio"

[krasimirkrustev]

The "Microsoft C/C++ extension for VS Code" doesn't work with MSVC unless VS Code is opened through the "Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio".

• OS and Version: Windows 10 1909
• VS Code Version: 1.44.1
• C/C++ Extension Version: 0.27.0

The error message in the terminal tab is "cl.exe : The term 'cl.exe' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again."

[sean-mcmanus]

This sounds like a duplicate of #5271 ?

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