all i want to do is run a C++ example

[Ed.Kloonk]

Windows 10 version 2004

For a OS that aligned itself to years for versions, to release a version number like that could not have been a accident. 

[Psi]

excellent. Take care

Sorry I called you a troll.

[eti]

excellent. Take care

Sorry I called you a troll.

I forgive you. Thanks mate.

[JPortici]

we don’t call people with different views “trolls” in real life.

you're not listening to radio, or looking at social media much then 
I would actually agree with you, to set up a VM and nano / g++ from the command line, if that didn't mean that you have to know how to install a linux distro (which, again, is surprisingly easy these days, you just read and accept the defaults.)
But why do that when you can go to onlinegdb and do the same thing? It's just textbook exercises

Now that i think of it, you are probably accused of being a troll because you dare suggesting nano instead of VIM (screw that, nano rules)

[eti]

we don’t call people with different views “trolls” in real life.

you're not listening to radio, or looking at social media much then 
I would actually agree with you, to set up a VM and nano / g++ from the command line, if that didn't mean that you have to know how to install a linux distro (which, again, is surprisingly easy these days, you just read and accept the defaults.)
But why do that when you can go to onlinegdb and do the same thing? It's just textbook exercises

Now that i think of it, you are probably accused of being a troll because you dare suggesting nano instead of VIM (screw that, nano rules)

I actually use emacs.

Then again, I use nano, vim, whatever I’m in the mood for. I don’t have this ridiculous, childish “let’s make it our life’s mission to pick favourites, and ostracise those who don’t agree with us” mindset - they’re all just fools. I don’t argue “a screwdriver is better than pliers”; they’re different. People are SO easily led down rabbit holes, it’s almost comical.

Yeah they’re all good depending on context and need. :-)

[DiTBho]

So, Visual Studio is still used for "Playstation development" 
I expected it to be, but, it's still full C and C++ support

[martinribelotta]

If you only need a scratchpad editor and C++ compiler maybe you will try an online environment like cpp.sh or the more powerfull (and complex) godbolt in the IDE version: https://godbolt.org/z/jdKdM434c
Another C++ environment is onlineGDB with an integrated debugger: https://www.onlinegdb.com/

In my recomentadations you not need an ide, you need a text editor, a command line and a compiler like gcc in its many versions (by examples, the best alternative to use gcc and its tools is install msys2 and their gcc packages)

The primary way to understand C (or C++) is understand the build process first