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Neovim Integration not work on Windows

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Environment:

  • VSCode Version: 1.18.0
  • VsCodeVim Version: 0.10.2
  • OS: windows 7

What happened:
no error no warning.Neovim Integration just not work on Windows.

Here is my config

"vim.enableNeovim": true,
"vim.neovimPath": "D:\\Program Files\\Development Tools\\Neovim\\bin\\nvim.exe"

I follow https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Installing-Neovim#windows step by step to install neovim.
Neovim works well.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue on Windows 7 with VSCode 1.18.0, VSCodeVim 0.10.2, Neovim, and the reported vim.enableNeovim and vim.neovimPath settings. Trace why Neovim integration produces no error or warning, then verify that Neovim works through VSCodeVim on Windows.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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