I am following the instructions in https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/cpp/config-msvc
When I get to step 2, in the Compiler Path box I see a red "(No compiler paths detected)"
From the command prompt, cl.exe is definitely on the path.
I can set it manually in the c_cpp_properties.json - should be C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.24.28314\bin\HostX64\x64 - but the docs imply that the extension should be able to pick this up automatically.

VS Code version: 1.41.1
C/C++ extension version: 0.26.3
Compilers: Visual Studio 2019 Developer Command Prompt v16.4.4
(not installed Visual Studio, just the command line tools)