VS Code Axe linter unable to start local-server

Product: axe Linter

Expectation: I expect it to run

Actual: Throws a notification "unable to start local-server"

Motivation: I'd like to use the axe-linter

- Node version: v16.1.0 

- Platform:  Windows


- VS Code about:

    - Version: 1.56.1 (user setup)

    - Commit: e713fe9b05fc24facbec8f34fb1017133858842b

    - Date: 2021-05-06T10:08:05.141Z

    - Electron: 12.0.4

    - Chrome: 89.0.4389.114

    - Node.js: 14.16.0

    - V8: 8.9.255.24-electron.0

    - OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19042