# Visual Studio Code Live Server Not Working

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/visual-studio-code-live-server-not-working/392813>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [May 22, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/visual-studio-code-live-server-not-working/392813 "2020-05-22T22:20:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sky020](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/sky020/32/128093_2.png) [@Sky020](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/Sky020)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/visual-studio-code-live-server-not-working/392813/15 "2020-05-25T13:08:38Z")

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Well, I recommend you do one of the following:

1. Update to Windows 10 (if you can)
2. Use `live-server` instead: [https://www.npmjs.com/package/live-server](https://www.npmjs.com/package/live-server)

I have used live-server for years, and it has never failed.

Hope this helps

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