Activating Python Failed Error

[AnupamSaraph]

Issue Type: Bug report

All of a sudden visual studio reports "Activating Python 3.7.6 64-bit ('Anaconda3': conda) to run Jupyter failed with Error: Command failed". Jupyter works in edge as well as spyder.

VS Code version: Code 1.45.1 (5763d909d5f12fe19f215cbfdd29a91c0fa9208a, 2020-05-14T08:27:35.169Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.18363

"Activating Python 3.7.6 64-bit ('Anaconda3': conda) to run Jupyter failed with Error: Command failed: C:/ProgramData/Anaconda3/Scripts/activate.bat && echo 'e8b39361-0157-4923-80e1-22d70d46dee6' && python "c:\Users\Anupam Saraph\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.5.80290\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py" "c:/Users/Anupam Saraph/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2020.5.80290/pythonFiles/printEnvVariables.py" Python was not found but can be installed from the Microsoft Store: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?linkID=2082640."

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8650U CPU @ 1.90GHz (8 x 2112)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled flash_3d: enabled flash_stage3d: enabled flash_stage3d_baseline: enabled gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on oop_rasterization: disabled_off protected_video_decode: enabled rasterization: enabled skia_renderer: disabled_off_ok video_decode: enabled viz_display_compositor: enabled_on viz_hit_test_surface_layer: disabled_off_ok webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	7.93GB (3.25GB free)
Process Argv
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Extensions (4)

Extension	Author (truncated)	Version
anaconda-extension-pack	ms-	1.0.1
python	ms-	2020.5.80290
autodocstring	njp	0.5.3
vscode-yaml	red	0.8.0

[karrtikr]

This might be that when run in VS Code it is not running in a activated environment. Can you try this?

1. Anaconda prompt and cd to your workspace.
2. Activate the environment using conda activate
3. Start VS Code using code .

related #10626

[karrtikr]

Possibly a dup of #12183