vscode: Extensions loads infinitely

Extensions loads infinitely and VSCode logs Error received from starting extension host.

  • VSCode Version: 1.23.1
  • OS Version: WSL (Arch Linux installed with LxRunOffline) with VcXsrv on Windows 10 Pro Build 17672

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Open VSCode with --verbose;
  2. Click on the Extensions icon.

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

About this issue

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  • State: closed
  • Created 6 years ago
  • Comments: 17 (7 by maintainers)

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Same issue - happens on code-insiders and code. Windows 10 Build 17677. Logs look exactly as above - everything works except the extension marketplace window. Even tried deploying a new distro (use Ubuntu, tried arch) but exact same symptoms.