UD and PS ProTools (vscode extension)

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Leaving this one here, after installing/loading the powershell protool extension( in vscode, and executing a dashboard(UD 2.3.2) I receive the following message: (disabling the extension allows dashboard to load successfully)

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
       at Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.RegistryPolicyResolver.<>c.<.ctor>b__2_0()
       at Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.RegistryPolicyResolver.ResolvePolicy()
       at Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Internal.KeyManagementOptionsSetup.Configure(KeyManagementOptions options)
       at Microsoft.Extensions.Options.OptionsFactory`1.Create(String name)
       at System.Lazy`1.CreateValue()
       at System.Lazy`1.LazyInitValue()
       at Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.KeyManagement.XmlKeyManager..ctor(IOptions`1 keyManagementOptions, IActivator activator, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
    --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
       at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
       at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitConstructor(ConstructorCallSite constructorCallSite, ServiceProviderEngineScope scope)
       at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitScoped(ScopedCallSite scopedCallSite, ServiceProviderEngineScope scope)
       at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitConstructor(ConstructorCallSite constructorCallSite, ServiceProviderEngineScope scope)
       at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitScoped(ScopedCallSite scopedCallSite, ServiceProviderEngineScope scope)
       at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitConstructor(ConstructorCallSite constructorCallSite, ServiceProviderEngineScope scope)
       at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitScoped(ScopedCallSite scopedCallSite, ServiceProviderEngineScope scope)
       at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitIEnumerable(IEnumerableCallSite enumerableCallSite, ServiceProviderEngineScope scope)
       at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.DynamicServiceProviderEngine.<>c__DisplayClass1_0.<RealizeService>b__0(ServiceProviderEngineScope scope)
       at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceProviderServiceExtensions.GetService[T](IServiceProvider provider)
       at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Internal.WebHost.BuildApplication()