microsoft / microsoft/vscode-remote-release

Error running command remote-explorer.refresh: command 'remote-explorer.refresh' not found. This is likely caused by the extension that contributes remote-explorer.refresh.

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Description

Type: Bug

Error running command remote-explorer.refresh: command 'remote-explorer.refresh' not found. This is likely caused by the extension that contributes remote-explorer.refresh.

Extension version: 0.5.0
VS Code version: Code 1.103.2 (6f17636121051a53c88d3e605c491d22af2ba755, 2025-08-20T16:45:34.255Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Modes:

System Info
Item Value
CPUs Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700K CPU @ 3.80GHz (15 x 3792)
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: disabled_off
trees_in_viz: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg) undefined
Memory (System) 27.13GB (12.69GB free)
Process Argv --crash-reporter-id 2713446e-81a9-4037-a69a-2a090e1fc15d --crash-reporter-id 2713446e-81a9-4037-a69a-2a090e1fc15d
Screen Reader no
VM 0%
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Research direction

Start by reproducing the missing remote-explorer.refresh command with extension version 0.5.0 on VS Code 1.103.2 for Windows, then inspect the remote-explorer extension entry points and the reported screenshots. Done means the command is contributed and invoking refresh no longer produces the reported error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
vscode
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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