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Rebuild and Reopen in Container does not wait long enough for Docker to launch
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Since Jan 16, 2026.
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Description
Type: Bug
- Reboot computer.
- Open VS Code.
- Connect to WSL
- Open folder with devcontainer
- Rebuild and Reopen in Container
BAM!
Dialog box with "Docker returned an error. Make sure the Docker daemon is running and select an option how to respond.
Retrying Rebuild and Reopen in Container works after this.
Extension version: 0.437.0
VS Code version: Code 1.108.1 (585eba7c0c34fd6b30faac7c62a42050bfbc0086, 2026-01-14T14:55:44.241Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10885H CPU @ 2.40GHz (16 x 2400) |
| 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 webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | undefined |
| Memory (System) | 127.64GB (109.70GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id 91d35b62-a6ec-42e3-80ee-003fd5050afa |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Remote | WSL: Ubuntu-24.04 |
| OS | Linux x64 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2 |
| CPUs | Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10885H CPU @ 2.40GHz (16 x 0) |
| Memory (System) | 62.62GB (60.72GB free) |
| VM | 0% |
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