microsoft / microsoft/vscode-remote-release
Memory leak from repeatedly spawing process
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Description
Type: Bug
Open vscode, watch task manager for docker.exe to start and close rapidly. After letting vscode run for a few hours this docker.exe will have started and closed hundreds of times, eating up ram every time. Run Rammap and look at the processes tab. You will see a long list of old docker.exe and conhost.exe processes holding on to memory. The only way to clear it is to reboot the computer. It will cause games to slow down and the computer to freeze after a few day. I am committed to resolving this issue so let me know if you need more information or even remote access to my computer to inspect it.
Extension version: 0.427.0
VS Code version: Code 1.105.1 (7d842fb85a0275a4a8e4d7e040d2625abbf7f084, 2025-10-14T22:33:36.618Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
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System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core Processor (32 x 4491) |
| 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) | 63.16GB (46.08GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id 8b69bfc5-b790-44cc-b5ea-0bc7ca66fbfa |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
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