If you are using system provided by organization please check if running vs code admin resolves the issue. That was my case. The debug option with show-browser checked never started until I ran vs code with admin permission.

https://medium.com/@bonguides25/how-to-always-run-vs-code-as-an-administrator-3d9367006d09#:~:text=Right%2Dclick%20on%20the%20Visual,on%20Apply%20and%20then%20OK.

The above link has steps to run the vs code as admin. You will require admin cred.