C++ programming with Visual Studio Code (Using gcc/g++ with MinGW) To use the GCC (g++) C/C++ compiler and GDB debugger from mingw-w64, this tutorial teach you about how to install the MinGW and C/C++ ...

I'm sorry that you are finding installing the MinGW toolset frustrating. VS Code is a light weight editor and doesn't include language toolsets and supporting extensions by default. You might try ...