Due this combination is probably going to be the most popular choice and Windows is a pain to work with, this guide is specifically for students that have trouble setting up their environment on VSCode w/ Windows and is NOT REQUIRED to follow. If you:
you should not follow this guide.
If you are following this guide, make sure you are using PowerShell and not CMD, CMD compatibility is not guaranteed.
Install Chocolatey by following their installation guide
Open PowerShell as administrator
Enter
Reboot your machine.
Open Powershell again, enter
to make sure those tools are installed.
If everything succeeds, you can continuing following the environment setup guide.