Failed to install .NET runtime v8.0 in Windows for bicep extensions

[Johjan58]

Describe the bug.

Failed to install .NET runtime v8.0 in Windows for bicep extensions

I'm getting this error: s-azuretools.vscode-bicep requested to download the .NET Runtime. Downloading .NET version(s) 8.0.2~x64 ...... Error! Failed to download .NET 8.0.2~x64: Your machine policy disables PowerShell language features that may be needed to install .NET. Read more at: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_language_modes?view=powershell-7.3. If you cannot safely and confidently change the execution policy, try setting a custom existingDotnetPath following our instructions here: https://github.com/dotnet/vscode-dotnet-runtime/blob/main/Documentation/troubleshooting-runtime.md.

Error! Failed to download .NET 8.0.2~x64: Your machine policy disables PowerShell language features that may be needed to install .NET. Read more at: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_language_modes?view=powershell-7.3. If you cannot safely and confidently change the execution policy, try setting a custom existingDotnetPath following our instructions here: https://github.com/dotnet/vscode-dotnet-runtime/blob/main/Documentation/troubleshooting-runtime.md.

Error! Failed to download .NET 8.0: .NET Acquisition Failed: Installation failed: Error: Your machine policy disables PowerShell language features that may be needed to install .NET. Read more at: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_language_modes?view=powershell-7.3. If you cannot safely and confidently change the execution policy, try setting a custom existingDotnetPath following our instructions here: https://github.com/dotnet/vscode-dotnet-runtime/blob/main/Documentation/troubleshooting-runtime.md.

execution policy for user is set to: Get-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

When I tried to add the following manually in the .net settings, the vscode is stuck at acquiring dotnetruntime. { "workbench.settings.applyToAllProfiles": [], "dotnetAcquisitionExtension.existingDotnetPath": [ { "extensionId": "ms-azuretools.vscode-bicep", "path": "C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe" } ] }

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ms-azuretools.vscode-bicep requested to download the .NET Runtime. Downloading .NET version(s) 8.0.2~x64 ...... Error! Failed to download .NET 8.0.2~x64: Your machine policy disables PowerShell language features that may be needed to install .NET. Read more at: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_language_modes?view=powershell-7.3. If you cannot safely and confidently change the execution policy, try setting a custom existingDotnetPath following our instructions here: https://github.com/dotnet/vscode-dotnet-runtime/blob/main/Documentation/troubleshooting-runtime.md.

Error! Failed to download .NET 8.0.2~x64: Your machine policy disables PowerShell language features that may be needed to install .NET. Read more at: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_language_modes?view=powershell-7.3. If you cannot safely and confidently change the execution policy, try setting a custom existingDotnetPath following our instructions here: https://github.com/dotnet/vscode-dotnet-runtime/blob/main/Documentation/troubleshooting-runtime.md.

Error! Failed to download .NET 8.0: .NET Acquisition Failed: Installation failed: Error: Your machine policy disables PowerShell language features that may be needed to install .NET. Read more at: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_language_modes?view=powershell-7.3. If you cannot safely and confidently change the execution policy, try setting a custom existingDotnetPath following our instructions here: https://github.com/dotnet/vscode-dotnet-runtime/blob/main/Documentation/troubleshooting-runtime.md.

Reproduction Steps

Download bicep extension and try creating a bicep file. This would load the .netruntime

Expected Behavior

.netruntime should run

Exceptions & Errors (if any)

No response

.NET Install Tool Version

v2.0.1

Your operating system? Please provide more detail, such as the version and or distro above.

Windows

VS Code Version

1.86.1

[nagilson]

What is the output of running this in powerhsell: $ExecutionContext.SessionState.LanguageMode? Are you able to set it to FullLanguage instead so it can run?

Also, do you have a separate log for the failure where it has the setting to use an existingPath but does not work, that way we can investigate that?

[MichaelHarmsen]

We see a somewhat similar behavior on two installations: they try to download .NET 8.0.4 (which is already installed) but never fail or complete.

Output in VSCode: ms-azuretools.vscode-bicep requested to download the .NET Runtime. Downloading .NET version(s) 8.0.4~x64 .......................................................................

The above can keep adding dots for hours.

$ExecutionContext.SessionState.LanguageMode responds with FullLanguage.