diff --git a/scripts/execute-vscode-sideload.ps1 b/scripts/execute-vscode-sideload.ps1
index d727f7626f..7352e36676 100644
--- a/scripts/execute-vscode-sideload.ps1
+++ b/scripts/execute-vscode-sideload.ps1
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ $PackageJson = Get-Content "package.json" -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
 # Install the extension
 code --install-extension "./kiota-$($PackageJson.version).vsix"
 
-$VsCodeRootPath = "~/.vscode"
+$VsCodeRootPath = (Resolve-Path "~/.vscode").Path
 
 if ($WSL) {
     $Platform = "linux-x64"
-    $VsCodeRootPath = "~/.vscode-server"
+    $VsCodeRootPath = (Resolve-Path "~/.vscode-server").Path
 }
 
 $KiotaBin = "$VsCodeRootPath/extensions/ms-graph.kiota-$($PackageJson.version)/.kiotabin/$($PackageJson.kiotaVersion)/$Platform"
diff --git a/vscode/microsoft-kiota/debugging.md b/vscode/microsoft-kiota/debugging.md
index bd3cfc59d9..a4e6564fc7 100644
--- a/vscode/microsoft-kiota/debugging.md
+++ b/vscode/microsoft-kiota/debugging.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Context: you're most likely a program manager eager to demo the latest bits from
 - GitHub CLI `winget install GitHub.CLI`
 - dotnet 8 `winget install Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.8`
 - node 20 `winget install CoreyButler.NVMforWindows && nvm install lts && nvm use lts`
-- vsce & TypeScript `npm i -g TypeScript @vscode/vsce`
+- vsce & TypeScript `npm i -g typescript @vscode/vsce`
 
 ### Steps