Visual Studio Code doesn't open when there is an Admin VSCode open

[swingtempo]

• VSCode Version: 1.1.1
• OS Version: Windows 10

Steps to Reproduce:

1. launch a command line with admin privileges
2. from this command line, type "code .". Observe VS Code open
3. Launch a command line without admin privileges
4. from this command line, type "code .".
   Expected:
   VS Code opens in a new window

Actual:
Nothing, no error message, no indication of anything.

[Tyriar]

Not sure there's a way around this, at least an error message would be good though.

[swingtempo]

Thanks. Is ut not possible to just launch a separate low privilege instance?

[Tyriar]

I don't think so given the way that Electron works, @bpasero will probably know more on the subject.

[bpasero]

No there is always just one main process. I think the real issue here is that you are not able to start an instance as admin and not as admin. I wonder if we should just allow to open 2 instances if one is admin and one is not and they just run at the same time side by side. This would however require 2 distinct data directories and extension directories to not cause trouble.

[bpasero]

See also: #6560

[Tyriar]

Closing as duplicate of #6560