cannot open HTML files in integrated browser when using WSL
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Description
Type: Bug
- create a HTML in WSL
- right click the file
- no option to open with integrated browser
Here's your doc for this feature
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/html#_preview-html-files-in-the-integrated-browser
VS Code version: Code 1.138.0 (7debcd0e2acdea1c52de81bf9ee1620444407dda, 2026-09-15T07:24:32Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes: Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.15.153.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked VS Code documentation for previewing HTML files and reproduce the missing context-menu option for an HTML file created in WSL. Trace the integrated-browser preview entry point and compare behavior between local and WSL files; done means the option is available and opens the file in the integrated browser.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- html, linux, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- desktop, developer-experience
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100