typescript+webpack template presents a blank app window when debugging in vscode under Windows 10
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### Electron Forge version
6.0.0-beta.63
### Electron version
v16.0.7
### Operating system
Windows 10
### Last known working Electron Forge version
unknown
### Expected behavior
Electron app starts and renders as it normally would if running '.\node_modules\.bin\electron-forge start' from the command line.
### Actual behavior
Electron app present a blank window.
### Steps to reproduce
1. Create the application using the [typescript+webpack](https://www.electronforge.io/templates/typescript-+-webpack-template) template.
2. Open the application folder using vscode (using vscode version 1.63.2 in this case).
3. Create a debugging launch profile as per [Debugging with VS Code](https://www.electronforge.io/advanced/debugging#debugging-with-vs-code).
4. Launch the debugger through vscode.
### Additional information
After much trial and error, found that removing the [fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin](https://www.npmjs.com/package/fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin) plugin resolves the issue. Tried the latest fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin (6.5.0) and ts-loader (9.2.6) npm packages to no avail.
Have been using it under Linux for a while now and have never had this issue. When I tried building and debugging my actual application, which is originally based off the typescript+webpack template, under Windows 10 I discovered this issue, and troubleshooting led me to pulling it apart and stripping it down.
Unsure whether this is an integration issue with electron-forge/fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin, or an issue with the fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin itself.
Would welcome a better workaround than removing fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin if anyone knows what the actual issue is.
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