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Installing ipykernel requires admin on Windows #1253

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Steps to repro:

  1. Create venv
  2. Switch to it
  3. Switch on raw kernel support
  4. Run interactive window
  5. Follow install prompts
  6. Expect kernel to start

Kernel actually fails with an import dll load failure when importing the win32api package.

This is because the installer for pywin32 needs admin rights.

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bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bugnotebook-kernelKernels issues (start/restart/switch/execution, install ipykernel)verifiedVerification succeeded

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