It introduces a vastly larger number of elements to a new mind much more quickly.
Comparing opening Windows 10 and VS and starting a new project to turning on a computer and being presented an in-line-text IDE is to introduce degrees of complexity greater than is needed to understand or teach the fundamental concept (programming).
An interactive BASIC interpreter (or something saner, like Python) can run on a modern computer. It doesn't have to be a VS project. Anyone ready to learn to program can handle the complexity of tapping on an icon to launch an app.
Comparing opening Windows 10 and VS and starting a new project to turning on a computer and being presented an in-line-text IDE is to introduce degrees of complexity greater than is needed to understand or teach the fundamental concept (programming).