Extension host terminating on macOS with v1.106 #277064
Description
Type: Bug
Upon open, I see an error stating: "Extension host terminated unexpectedly 3 times within the last 5 minutes." This happens instantly upon start. I am not sure how to reliably reproduce this issue. However, for context, before it began I was running vite and flask servers from a virtual environment, and I had to force restart while downloading an application. The issue began immediately after the restart.
Since then, I have tried:
- Using the provided Extension Bisect tool which failed to find an extension
- Clearing my extensions
- Reinstalling VSCode
- Clearing associated VSCode files as done shown in step 3 of https://gist.github.com/karansinghgit/120ac7a5bee54430fed8a94b0fd6e426
And all attempts have failed. Any help fixing this would be much appreciated, and let me know if there is more information I should provide.
VS Code version: Code 1.106.0 (Universal) (ac4cbdf, 2025-11-11T16:02:25.943Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 23.1.0
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Apple M1 Pro (8 x 2400) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: enabled_on trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | 9, 6, 5 |
| Memory (System) | 16.00GB (0.33GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id 243b961d-b382-4cad-9c91-b83c481c8e5f |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
Extensions (2)
| Extension | Author (truncated) | Version |
|---|---|---|
| copilot | Git | 1.388.0 |
| copilot-chat | Git | 0.33.0 |
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