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Command WSL: Connect to WSL in New Window not found when connected via Remote - SSH
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Description
Type: Bug
Description:
When VS Code is connected to a remote host using the Remote - SSH extension, the command “WSL: Connect to WSL in New Window” is not available and attempting to run it from the Command Palette results in an error message stating that the command cannot be found.
Expected behavior:
The command WSL: Connect to WSL in New Window should be available (or at least handled gracefully) even when VS Code is currently connected via Remote - SSH, allowing the user to open a new window connected to WSL.
Actual behavior:
Running the command from the Command Palette results in the following error message:
Command 'remote-wsl.connectInNewWindow' not found. (see attached picture)
Steps to reproduce:
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Open VS Code on Windows.
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Connect to any remote system using the Remote - SSH extension.
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Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).
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Run WSL: Connect to WSL in New Window.
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Observe the error message that the command is not found.
Environment:
OS (runs VS Code): Windows 11 25H2 (build 26200.7623)
VS Code: 1.108.1
WSL extension: 0.104.3
Remote - SSH extension: 0.122.0
Notes:
This looks like a command registration / activation issue: the WSL extension’s commands appear to be unavailable when VS Code is already operating in a Remote - SSH context, instead of opening a new local window connected to WSL or showing a clearer message.
Extension version: 0.104.3
VS Code version: Code 1.108.1 (585eba7c0c34fd6b30faac7c62a42050bfbc0086, 2026-01-14T14:55:44.241Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-Core Processor (16 x 3800) |
| 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) | 47.16GB (26.70GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id 91e18c2e-6c46-49bd-897e-2f7c94bf1dbf --crash-reporter-id 91e18c2e-6c46-49bd-897e-2f7c94bf1dbf |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 31% |
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Remote | SSH: wsl |
| OS | Linux x64 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2 |
| CPUs | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-Core Processor (4 x 0) |
| Memory (System) | 3.83GB (2.57GB free) |
| VM | 0% |
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