Use Specific Version of TypeScript with VS Code

vs-code-ts-version.md

NOTE: These steps are only required if you want to use a version of TypeScript that is not the same as the version that is bundled with Visual Studio Code.

• Install the latest version of TypeScript

  npm install -g typescript@version
  

• Configure VS Code to use installed version of TypeScript by opening Preferences, User Settings.

  • Settings on Mac:

  {
      "typescript.tsdk": "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/typescript/lib/"
  }

  • Settings on Windows - substitute {User Name}:

  {
      "typescript.tsdk": "c:\\Users\\{User Name}\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\typescript\\lib"
  }

  • Settings on Linux:

  {
      "typescript.tsdk": "/usr/lib/node_modules/typescript/lib/"
  }

run npm root -g to know the path for global typescript path

Relative import worked for me on windows:

"typescript.tsdk": "/usr/src/app/blog-app/node_modules/typescript/lib"