diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e444a68..e99f41b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 
 - Nothing yet.
 
+## v1.4.6 - 2026-05-06
+
+- Added the VS Code Lingma plugin shared cache directory `~/.lingma/vscode/sharedClientCache` to remote credential auto-detection.
+- This fixes Windows setups where Lingma is installed through the VS Code extension and stores `cache/user` plus `cache/id` under the plugin shared client cache.
+
 ## v1.4.5 - 2026-05-06
 
 - Improved Windows remote credential detection for Lingma App installations.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 758287f..8d06df5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ The proxy now supports two backend modes:
 
 ## Current Version
 
-The current desktop line is `v1.4.5`.
+The current desktop line is `v1.4.6`.
 
 See [CHANGELOG.md](./CHANGELOG.md) for release history.
 
diff --git a/README.zh-CN.md b/README.zh-CN.md
index 4efa9ea..307bca5 100644
--- a/README.zh-CN.md
+++ b/README.zh-CN.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 ## 当前版本
 
-当前桌面端版本线：`v1.4.5`
+当前桌面端版本线：`v1.4.6`
 
 版本更新记录见 [CHANGELOG.md](./CHANGELOG.md)。
 
diff --git a/desktop/frontend/src/App.vue b/desktop/frontend/src/App.vue
index c44c3a5..1fbb54f 100644
--- a/desktop/frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/desktop/frontend/src/App.vue
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
         <span class="status-dot" :class="{ running: status.running }"></span>
         <div>
           <strong>{{ status.running ? 'Proxy Running' : 'Proxy Stopped' }}</strong>
-          <small>v1.4.5</small>
+          <small>v1.4.6</small>
         </div>
       </div>
     </aside>
diff --git a/desktop/wails.json b/desktop/wails.json
index b215595..2575ad9 100644
--- a/desktop/wails.json
+++ b/desktop/wails.json
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
     "email": "lutc5@asiainfo.com"
   },
   "info": {
-    "productVersion": "1.4.5"
+    "productVersion": "1.4.6"
   }
 }
diff --git a/internal/remote/client_test.go b/internal/remote/client_test.go
index 31bbb0e..e755567 100644
--- a/internal/remote/client_test.go
+++ b/internal/remote/client_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package remote
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
 
 func TestExtractBaseURLFromEndpointLog(t *testing.T) {
 	got := extractBaseURLFromText(`2026-04-10 INFO Update endpoint success. endpoint config: https://ai-lingma-cmb01-cn-beijing.rdc.aliyuncs.com`)
@@ -31,3 +35,35 @@ func TestExtractMachineIDFromTextJSON(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("machine id = %q", got)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCandidateLingmaCacheDirsIncludesVSCodeSharedClientCache(t *testing.T) {
+	home := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("HOME", home)
+	t.Setenv("USERPROFILE", home)
+	t.Setenv("LINGMA_CACHE_DIR", "")
+	dirs := candidateLingmaCacheDirs()
+	want := filepath.Join(home, ".lingma", "vscode", "sharedClientCache")
+	for _, dir := range dirs {
+		if dir == want {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("missing vscode shared client cache %q in %#v", want, dirs)
+}
+
+func TestLoadMachineIDReadsVSCodeSharedClientCacheID(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(dir, "cache"), 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "cache", "id"), []byte("abcdefghijklmnop1234"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	got, err := loadMachineID(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got != "abcdefghijklmnop1234" {
+		t.Fatalf("machine id = %q", got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/remote/credentials.go b/internal/remote/credentials.go
index c9b95ab..e62de7d 100644
--- a/internal/remote/credentials.go
+++ b/internal/remote/credentials.go
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ func candidateLingmaCacheDirs() []string {
 	if home, err := os.UserHomeDir(); err == nil && strings.TrimSpace(home) != "" {
 		dirs = append(dirs,
 			filepath.Join(home, ".lingma"),
+			filepath.Join(home, ".lingma", "vscode", "sharedClientCache"),
 			filepath.Join(home, ".config", "Lingma"),
 			filepath.Join(home, ".local", "share", "Lingma"),
 		)