Azure Runbooks - VS Code Extension
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Look up the VS Code extensions selected in the runbook notes. The Microsoft Azure Automation compatibility observation is dated 30 September 2026, not a current extension assessment.
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Need to install Extensions into Visual Studio Code
INSTALL EXTENSIONS
- Powershell (ms-vscode.powershell)
By Microsoft https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.PowerShell
- Azure Runbooks Workbench (pdragon.azure-rbs-workbench) By Perspective Dragon https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=pdragon.azure-rbs-workbench
DON'T INSTALL EXTENTION
- Azure Automation (azure-automation.vscode-azureautomation) By Microsoft.com (30Sept2026) AT TIME OF WRITING the "Azure Automation" extension by microsoft will not work with Visual Studio Code for runbooks.
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- Azure Account (This extension is deprecated) By microsoft.com
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Now you'll want to know how to use the Azure Runbook Workbench extension.
See Azure Runbook - Using Azure Runbooks Workbench