VS Code - Can't associate .ts file with TypeScript

Question

When I create a .ts file in a project, VS Code interprets it as "plain text". When I try to "Configure File Association for .ts", there are a few dozen languages to choose from but TypeScript is not one of them. Adding the following in settings.json doesn't seem to do anything:

"files.associations": { ".ts": "typescript" }

I have disabled extensions and commented out everything else in settings.json. I must be missing something obvious.

Note: fixed the issue by completely uninstalling and reinstalling VS Code.

Answer 1

Try running the following command in the visual code terminal

npm install -g typescript

Answer 2

I might be off-base, but does "files.associations": { "*.ts": "typescript" } help? Note the asterisk.