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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +description: >- |
| 3 | + Learn how to troubleshoot common issues and known issues with Microsoft Desired State Configuration (DSC). |
| 4 | +ms.date: 06/29/2025 |
| 5 | +ms.topic: troubleshooting |
| 6 | +title: Troubleshooting Microsoft Desired State Configuration |
| 7 | +--- |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +# Troubleshooting Microsoft Desired State Configuration |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +This article provides troubleshooting instructions for common errors and list out known issues. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +## Known issues |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +The following table lists known issues with Microsoft DSC v3: |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +| Issue | Description | Status | Reported on | |
| 18 | +| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | |
| 19 | +| [Unable to parse content from '<manifestUrl>'](#unable-to-parse-content-from-) | When authoring a resource manifest in VSCode, you may encounter parsing errors. | Confirmed | [#917](https://github.com/PowerShell/DSC/issues/917) | |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +For the most up-to-date information on known issues, visit the [DSC GitHub repository issues page](https://github.com/PowerShell/DSC/issues). |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +### Unable to parse content from '<manifestUrl>' |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +When authoring a resource manifest in Visual Studio Code (VSCode), you may encouther the following issue: |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +<!-- markdownlint-disable MD013 --> |
| 28 | +:::image type="complex" source="media/known-issues/unable-to-parse-content.png" alt-text="This screenshot shows the parse content error."::: |
| 29 | + This screenshot shows the unable to parse content error. The error occurs because canonical schema bundling is still not fully supported in the 2020-12 JSON schema. |
| 30 | +:::image-end::: |
| 31 | +<!-- markdownlint-restore --> |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +This issue applies for Microsoft DSC v3.0 and above. |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +**Resolution:** This issue can be resolved by using the `manifest.vscode.json` in the schema URI. For more information, check out the [enhanced authoring][01] page. |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +## See Also |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +- [Microsoft Desired State Configuration overview](../overview.md) |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +<!-- link references --> |
| 42 | +[01]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/dsc/concepts/enhanced-authoring?view=dsc-3.0 |
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