dotnet / dotnet/vscode-dotnet-runtime

SSH into `arm64` machine sometimes causes main `x64` machine to install `arm64`

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Description

### Describe the bug.

VSCode is installing the wrong runtime version. I am using Windows 11 on an AMD x86-64 CPU. It is attempting to install Arm64.

VSCode version:
Visual Studio Code

Version: 1.123.0
Commit: 6a44c352bd24569c417e530095901b649960f9f8
Date: 2026-06-03T11:29:03+02:00 (4 days ago)
Electron: 42.2.0
ElectronBuildld: 14159160
Chromium: 148.0.7778.97
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.8.178.14-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

### Please attach log file(s) here if you have any.

Output window, .Net Install Tool output.

dotnet-runtime-library requested to download the .NET Runtime.
Downloading .NET version(s) 10.0.8~arm64 ..... Done!
.NET 10.0.8~arm64 executable path: d:\code\vscode\VSCode-current\data\user-data\User\globalStorage\ms-dotnettools.vscode-dotnet-runtime\.dotnet\10.0.8~arm64\dotnet.exe

dotnet-runtime-library requested to download the ASP.NET Core.
Downloading .NET version(s) 10.0.8~arm64~aspnetcore ...... Done!
.NET 10.0.8~arm64~aspnetcore executable path: d:\code\vscode\VSCode-current\data\user-data\User\globalStorage\ms-dotnettools.vscode-dotnet-runtime\.dotnet\10.0.8~arm64~aspnetcore\dotnet.exe

### Reproduction Steps

delete previously bad downloded files (.dotnet\*arm64*\... ) and then wait a while

### Expected Behavior

I would expect the .NET install tool to NOT download Arm64 on my X64 windows 11 machine.

### Exceptions & Errors (if any)

_No response_

### .NET Install Tool Version

V3.0.02

### Your operating system? Please provide more detail, such as the version and or distro above.

Windows

### VS Code Version

1.123.0

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