8.7 Desktop Applications

This section mainly addresses issues encountered when using third-party applications on the desktop.

Q1: Downloaded Visual Studio Code application won't open?

A:

• Open via the command line: Visual Studio Code uses Electron shell, which may have issues with certain GPU hardware acceleration. You can try disabling GPU acceleration by adding the Electron --disable-gpu command line switch when launching VS Code (https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_vs-code-is-blank):

    code --disable-gpu

Known Issues

1. Language switching may cause the following issue:

Note

It is recommended to avoid using this feature for now. If you do use it, please follow the steps below to resolve the issue.

Issue description: After switching the system language in "Settings" and restarting, you may encounter a situation where you cannot log in to the desktop even when entering the correct password.

Steps: Open the Settings app, navigate to Region & Language, select the target language, and the restart button appears (this restart only restarts the desktop session, not the device). Enter your password on the lock screen.

Solution: If you encounter the issue of being unable to log in with the correct password during the steps, power cycle the device or reboot it to complete the switch.