VSCode UI locks up occassionally when using "Powershell: Restart Current Session"
See original GitHub issueIssue Description
VSCode locks up on occasion when using powershell: restart session. It looks like it happens before the PSES loads. No debug was used in this attempt.

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Environment Information
Visual Studio Code
| Name | Version |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows_NT x64 10.0.19041 |
| VSCode | 1.42.0-insider |
| PowerShell Extension Version | 2019.12.0 |
PowerShell Information
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| PSVersion | 5.1.19041.1 |
| PSEdition | Desktop |
| PSCompatibleVersions | 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.1.19041.1 |
| BuildVersion | 10.0.19041.1 |
| CLRVersion | 4.0.30319.42000 |
| WSManStackVersion | 3.0 |
| PSRemotingProtocolVersion | 2.3 |
| SerializationVersion | 1.1.0.1 |
##Issue Type: Performance Issue
Latest Powershell Preview: Use the command “Powershell: Restart Current Session”. The freezing is intermittent but I have been able to reproduce on two separate computers now.
Extension version: 2019.12.0 VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.42.0-insider (241d4048aabc31db0baed66bb3d58cf3210d981d, 2019-12-17T10:43:45.626Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19041
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7 CPU @ 1.20GHz (8 x 1498) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled flash_3d: enabled flash_stage3d: enabled flash_stage3d_baseline: enabled gpu_compositing: enabled metal: disabled_off multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on oop_rasterization: disabled_off protected_video_decode: enabled rasterization: enabled skia_renderer: disabled_off surface_control: disabled_off surface_synchronization: enabled_on video_decode: enabled viz_display_compositor: enabled_on viz_hit_test_surface_layer: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled |
| Load (avg) | undefined |
| Memory (System) | 7.60GB (1.49GB free) |
| Process Argv | –folder-uri file:///c%3A/Users/jgrote/Projects/CredDriveGist/97fe1269f17d471191a08610fe71b956 |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
Process Info
CPU % Mem MB PID Process
1 116 13408 code-insiders main
0 222 9032 window (Untitled-1 - 97fe1269f17d471191a08610fe71b956 - Visual Studio Code - Insiders)
0 15 1520 watcherService
0 11 6092 console-window-host (Windows internal process)
0 6 10580 console-window-host (Windows internal process)
0 138 10960 C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Import-Module 'c:\Users\jgrote\.vscode-insiders\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-preview-2019.12.0\modules\PowerShellEditorServices\PowerShellEditorServices.psd1'; Start-EditorServices -HostName 'Visual Studio Code Host' -HostProfileId 'Microsoft.VSCode' -HostVersion '2019.12.0' -AdditionalModules @('PowerShellEditorServices.VSCode') -BundledModulesPath 'c:\Users\jgrote\.vscode-insiders\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-preview-2019.12.0\modules' -EnableConsoleRepl -LogLevel 'Normal' -LogPath 'c:\Users\jgrote\.vscode-insiders\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-preview-2019.12.0\logs\1576688022-5d54cd62-c730-4487-bd08-747a9bd419e61576688019997\EditorServices.log' -SessionDetailsPath 'c:\Users\jgrote\.vscode-insiders\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-preview-2019.12.0\sessions\PSES-VSCode-13408-997449' -FeatureFlags @() "
0 86 10976 pwsh.exe -nologo
0 135 14120 extensionHost
0 72 14296 searchService
0 6 15512 console-window-host (Windows internal process)
0 86 10884 window (Issue Reporter)
0 7 12116 C:\Users\jgrote\AppData\Local\Temp\vscode-update-user-x64\CodeSetup-insider-26f5dfcd76c9a02f116a706844611aeb09ae8c0b.exe /verysilent /update="C:\Users\jgrote\AppData\Local\Temp\vscode-update-user-x64\CodeSetup-insider-26f5dfcd76c9a02f116a706844611aeb09ae8c0b.flag" /nocloseapplications /mergetasks=runcode,!desktopicon,!quicklaunchicon
0 22 12104 "C:\Users\jgrote\AppData\Local\Temp\is-VT9TQ.tmp\CodeSetup-insider-26f5dfcd76c9a02f116a706844611aeb09ae8c0b.tmp" /SL5="$30662,58711380,168448,C:\Users\jgrote\AppData\Local\Temp\vscode-update-user-x64\CodeSetup-insider-26f5dfcd76c9a02f116a706844611aeb09ae8c0b.exe" /verysilent /update="C:\Users\jgrote\AppData\Local\Temp\vscode-update-user-x64\CodeSetup-insider-26f5dfcd76c9a02f116a706844611aeb09ae8c0b.flag" /nocloseapplications /mergetasks=runcode,!desktopicon,!quicklaunchicon
2 261 14192 gpu-process
1 178 14760 window (EditorServices.log - 1576688022-5d54cd62-c730-4487-bd08-747a9bd419e61576688019997 - Visual Studio Code - Insiders)
0 73 9372 searchService
0 126 12912 extensionHost
0 15 14976 watcherService
0 11 14004 console-window-host (Windows internal process)
0 54 15252 electron-crash-reporter
0 88 15368 shared-process
Workspace Info
| Window (Untitled-1 - 97fe1269f17d471191a08610fe71b956 - Visual Studio Code - Insiders)
| Window (EditorServices.log - 1576688022-5d54cd62-c730-4487-bd08-747a9bd419e61576688019997 - Visual Studio Code - Insiders)
| Folder (1576688022-5d54cd62-c730-4487-bd08-747a9bd419e61576688019997): 3 files
| File types: log(3)
| Conf files:
| Folder (97fe1269f17d471191a08610fe71b956): 5 files
| File types: psm1(1) ps1xml(1) dll(1) ps1(1)
| Conf files:;
Visual Studio Code Extensions
Visual Studio Code Extensions(Click to Expand)
| Extension | Author | Version |
|---|---|---|
| better-align | wwm | 1.1.6 |
| better-comments | aaron-bond | 2.0.5 |
| better-powershell-syntax-highlighting | justin-grote | 0.0.2 |
| bracket-pair-colorizer-2 | CoenraadS | 0.0.29 |
| code-settings-sync | Shan | 3.4.3 |
| gc-excelviewer | GrapeCity | 2.1.32 |
| gistfs | vsls-contrib | 0.0.21 |
| git-graph | mhutchie | 1.19.1 |
| gitlens | eamodio | 10.2.0 |
| indent-rainbow | oderwat | 7.4.0 |
| markdown-all-in-one | yzhang | 2.6.1 |
| powershell-preview | ms-vscode | 2019.12.0 |
| remote-containers | ms-vscode-remote | 0.96.0 |
| remote-ssh-edit-nightly | ms-vscode-remote | 2019.12.24000 |
| remote-ssh-nightly | ms-vscode-remote | 2019.12.24000 |
| remote-wsl | ms-vscode-remote | 0.41.6 |
| todo-tree | Gruntfuggly | 0.0.162 |
| vscode-icons | vscode-icons-team | 9.6.0 |
| vscode-peacock | johnpapa | 3.2.0 |
| vscode-sort-json | richie5um2 | 1.18.0 |
| vscode-zipexplorer | slevesque | 0.3.1 |
Issue Analytics
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- Created 4 years ago
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- Comments:79 (22 by maintainers)
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@JustinGrote I just tested in VS Code and it works, I need to figure out how to bring it in though as there are complications around using
worker_threadsin Electron https://github.com/microsoft/node-pty/pull/415#issuecomment-641415513This is likely fixed by https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/116185
Which should land in insiders within the next week. Fingers crossed.