# Cannot install kdb-x from VS code extension

**URL:** <https://forum.kx.com/t/cannot-install-kdb-x-from-vs-code-extension/15445>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Tags:** vscode, kdb-x\
**Created:** [March 19, 2026, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/cannot-install-kdb-x-from-vs-code-extension/15445 "2026-03-19T11:52:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![alexfrq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.kx.com/alexfrq/32/128_2.png) [@alexfrq](https://forum.kx.com/u/alexfrq)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/cannot-install-kdb-x-from-vs-code-extension/15445/1 "2026-03-19T11:52:32Z")

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I’m following instructions in this page [KDB-X from the kdb Visual Studio Code Extension - kdb Visual Studio Code Extension Documentation](https://code.kx.com/vscode/get-started/kdbx-install.html)

In step 3, after pasting the license key, I just got a pop-up error message saying ‘Failed to install KDB-X’, but there’s no further information.

I’m using on windows and using WSL. Anyone facing similar issue?

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**Author:** ![lkerr2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.kx.com/lkerr2/32/57_2.png) [@lkerr2](https://forum.kx.com/u/lkerr2)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/cannot-install-kdb-x-from-vs-code-extension/15445/2 "2026-03-19T12:30:27Z")

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Hi @alexfrq I see you’ve been able to install using the curl command in the WSL terminal.

Any other issues feel free to reach out.

Thanks,

Laura