Windows: Code opening cli.js when run as Administrator

• VSCode Version: 1.42.1
• OS Version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.18363

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open pwsh in windows terminal
2. Go to any folder
3. Run code . in the folder

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

Troubleshooting steps: Uninstalled and Reinstalled VSCode. <= This actually fixed the issue on another computer, but not my main work computer. Followed any other steps in #69373, #88432, #89088

The reason you don’t see the wait in the terminal for the first 3 code . commands is because there was already a vscode window open, however, the cli.js was still opening in these instances. The terminal wait logging came back after closing all vscode instances.

Nobody else got you the command line for the process, so here it is with some privacy censors. Some of the processes had really, really log command line args so I couldn’t get them all to fit in my Task Manager window…

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i think i solved it. it happens when you set the code.exe as administrator in the comaptibility options. disabled it, reboot, no more cli.js.

at least for me.

[birgersp]

I have the same problem as OP, and I don’t have kite