diff --git a/optional/install-vscode.cmd b/optional/install-vscode.cmd
index c063868..d7ba281 100644
--- a/optional/install-vscode.cmd
+++ b/optional/install-vscode.cmd
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ rem IMPORTANT! THIS must be the last action
 rem - for some reason stupid VScode is killing the script after executing ...
 
 echo adding VScode plugins ...
-"%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft VS Code\bin\code" --install-extension %MARKDOWNTABLE% --install-extension %SFTP% 2>nul
+"%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft VS Code\bin\code" ^
+  --extensions-dir "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions" ^
+  --install-extension %MARKDOWNTABLE% --install-extension %SFTP% 2>nul