c/c++ extension downloading for long time in vscode

Question

I am using the c++/c extension in vs code first time and after clicking on installing c/c++extension by microsoft and i cannot use this

**// Simple C++ program to display "Hello World" 
// Header file for input output functions 
#include<iostream> 
using namespace std; 
// main function - 
// where the execution of program begins 
int main() 
{ 
    // prints hello world 
    cout<<"Hello World"; 

    return 0; 
}** 

Answer 1

You can try to download the extension manually

1. Go to vscode cpp tools release page https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-cpptools/releases

2. Scroll down and download the .vsix file corresponding to your OS (in your case it's win32) look for your OS in a section like this

3. Open command prompt and type in code --install-extension <path to your downloaded .vsix file>

4. Close and reopen VSCode and the extension downloading window should no longer appear