diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index acb21326f83f5cb9e9ec192d1e893357a1aff14c..4a2d46d5de0edcfb8469dfaa2d7f9ecb524b420d 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         {
             "label": "Download and install the windows dependencies (Windows10)",
             "type": "shell",
+            "command": "echo 'nothing to do'",
             "windows": {
                 "command": [
                     "if (Test-Path -Path 'C:\\sextant') {rmdir -r C:\\sextant};",