nRFConnect SDK and VS Code - FATAL ERROR: CMake is not installed or cannot be found; cannot build.

Question

I'm new to the nRF Connect software and I'm following the helpful "nRF Connect for VS Code" video series on YouTube to install it on my Windows 10 PC. Everything was going well until I tried building the "Blinky" example in Visual Studio Code, as shown in the video tutorial " nRF Connect for VS Code, 3: Building an application & Exploring windows " (about two minutes into this video). 
 Unfortunately I get the following error in the Terminal output window: 
 FATAL ERROR: CMake is not installed or cannot be found; cannot build. 
 I've checked the Extensions tab in Visual Studio Code, and CMAKE is clearly installed (see screenshot). I'm not sure where I went wrong in the installation, or how to fix it. Do I need to update the Windows Environment Variables to include a path to CMAKE? 
 I'm running nRF Connect for Desktop version 3.9.1 nRF Connect SDK version 1.7.1 Visual Studio Code version 1.62.3 The development board I'm working with is nRF9160DK from Nordic Semiconductor 
 Thanks, 
 Rob

Øyvind · Accepted Answer

Rob, it looks like there is a connection missing between the nRF Conenct SDK from the Toolchain Manager and VS Code: "tools": {
 "C:\Program Files\SEGGER\JLink\JLink.exe": "7.58b",
 "nrfjprog": "Not found",
 "cmake": "Not found",
 "west": "Not found",
 "python": "Not found",
 "ninja": "Not found",
 "gperf": "Not found",
 "dtc": "Not found",
 "gnuarmemb": "Not found",
 "gn": "Not found"
 }, 
 Are you opening VS Code from the Toolchain Manager?

nRFConnect SDK and VS Code - FATAL ERROR: CMake is not installed or cannot be found; cannot build.

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