VSDebugConsole.exe tries to access non-existent path as its starting directory.

Environment

• OS and version: Windows 10 22H2 (Build 19045.3930)
• VS Code: Version: 1.86.1 (user setup) Commit: 31c37ee8f63491495ac4
• C/C++ extension: 1.18.5

Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce

Bug Summary:
VsDebugConsole.exe tries to access non-existent starting directory upon debugger launch and fails debugging session. It was working fine, I didn't do any configuration changes. But I applied regular vscode updates when these are appeared. For a while, I didn't debug the program , I was busy only with developing the code. therefore, I can't tell after which update this problem caused. I attached the screenshot about this error message. as you can see vsdebugconsole.exe tries to access "%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\wt" which is non-exist.

I've solved the problem with simply creating a directory named "wt" under VS code installation directory but why that problem has happened?

What the "wt" is? Why debugger tries to set it as starting directory? And why that is not exist?

Steps to reproduce:
There is no fancy steps. I just open vscode, press f5 and the problem occurs.

Debugger Configurations

Tasks.json
{
    // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
    // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "build",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "msbuild",
            "args": [
                // Ask msbuild to generate full paths for file names.
                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                "/t:build",
                // Do not generate summary otherwise it leads to duplicate errors in Problems panel
                "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
            ],
            "group": "build",
            "presentation": {
                // Reveal the output only if unrecognized errors occur.
                "reveal": "silent"
            },
            // Use the standard MS compiler pattern to detect errors, warnings and infos
            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
        }
    ]
}


launch.json
{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
            {
            "logging": {
                "engineLogging": true
            },
            "name": "Lan server",
            "type": "cppvsdbg",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/build/bin/radium.exe",
            "args": ["-dist",":2077","server"],
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            "environment": [],
            "externalConsole": true
        }
    ]
}

Debugger Logs

-> (C) {"seq":74,"type":"request","command":"runInTerminal","arguments":{"kind":"external","title":"D:\\dev\\sources\\internal\\radium\\build\\bin\\radium.exe","cwd":"","args":["c:\\Users\\Ozzy\\.vscode\\extensions\\ms-vscode.cpptools-1.18.5-win32-x64\\debugAdapters\\vsdbg\\bin\\VsDebugConsole.exe","\\\\.\\pipe\\Microsoft-VisualStudio-Debug-Console-{56883303-9989-426B-AB00-AF1DB430C1CE}","Local\\{56883303-9989-426B-AB00-AF1DB430C1CE}","/AutoExit"]}}
-> (C) {"type":"response","seq":15,"command":"runInTerminal","request_seq":74,"success":true,"body":{}}
<- (E) {"seq":77,"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"telemetry","output":"VS/Diagnostics/Debugger/VsDebugConsoleStartFailure","data":{"VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.OSFamily":"Windows","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.Version":"17.8.10929.2 commit:f5957dcef136d5225d2eb95e5eca6b39d3785bf9","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.WindowsVersion":"10.0.19045","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.VsDebugConsoleStartFailure.Code":-2147023436,"VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.VsDebugConsoleStartFailure.Operation":"InitializeDebugConsole"}}}
<- (E) {"seq":79,"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"telemetry","output":"VS/Diagnostics/Debugger/vsdbg/LaunchFailed","data":{"VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.OSFamily":"Windows","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.Version":"17.8.10929.2 commit:f5957dcef136d5225d2eb95e5eca6b39d3785bf9","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.WindowsVersion":"10.0.19045","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.ErrorCode":-1842151309}}}
<- (E) {"seq":81,"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"telemetry","output":"VS/Diagnostics/Debugger/vsdbg/CommandFailed","data":{"VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.OSFamily":"Windows","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.Version":"17.8.10929.2 commit:f5957dcef136d5225d2eb95e5eca6b39d3785bf9","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.WindowsVersion":"10.0.19045","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.Command":"configurationDone","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.ErrorCode":-1842151309,"VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.AdapterId":"cppvsdbg"}}}
<- (R) {"seq":83,"type":"response","request_seq":14,"success":false,"command":"configurationDone","message":"Unable to start program 'D:\\dev\\sources\\internal\\radium\\build\\bin\\radium.exe'. Unable to start the Microsoft Visual Studio Debug Console."}
-> (C) {"command":"disconnect","arguments":{"restart":false},"type":"request","seq":16}
<- (E) {"seq":86,"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"telemetry","output":"VS/Diagnostics/Debugger/vsdbg/DebugCompleted","data":{"VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.OSFamily":"Windows","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.Version":"17.8.10929.2 commit:f5957dcef136d5225d2eb95e5eca6b39d3785bf9","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.WindowsVersion":"10.0.19045","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.DebugCompleted.BreakCounter":0,"VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.AdapterId":"cppvsdbg"}}}
<- (R) {"seq":88,"type":"response","request_seq":16,"success":true,"command":"disconnect"}

Other Extensions

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Additional Information

Review the launch.json and tasks.json configurations, then reproduce the failure by pressing F5 on Windows 10. Start with the runInTerminal log and the VsDebugConsole.exe launch details, including the empty cwd and reported path, and confirm that a debugging session starts without the non-existent-directory error.