microsoft / microsoft/vscode-remote-release
Extension icons present but not visible
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Description
- VSCode Version 1.123.0 (user setup)
Commit: 6a44c352bd24569c417e530095901b649960f9f8
Date: 2026-06-03T11:29:03+02:00
Electron: 42.2.0
ElectronBuildId: 14159160
Chromium: 148.0.7778.97
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.8.178.14-electron.0 - Local OS Version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
- Remote OS Version: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Remote Extension/Connection Type: VS Code Server
- Logs: Remote ssh log: remote-ssh.log
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open folder by ssh to a linux server
- See icons not visible
Does this issue occur when you try this locally?: No
Does this issue occur when you try this locally and all extensions are disabled?: No
After the latest update, when I ssh into my usual workspace I am seeing empty squares or nothing where the usual icons for the extensions would be. The icons are visible on a local session.
e.g. on the left is the remote window and local on the right. Both have gitlens installed but the icon or remote is a simple rectangle.
Default/microsoft extensions seem to be unaffected.
I have tried
- reloading the windows
- restarting vscode
- disabling and uninstalling all the extensions and reinstalling them.
- restarting the remote server
- cleaning up vscode on the remote with
kill -9 `ps -auxf | grep vscode-server | grep mahmad | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}'`
rm -rf ~/.vscode*
Not a frequent poster here so maybe I am missing some information to add here, please let me know.
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Research direction
No source file or test is named. Start by reviewing the attached remote-ssh.log and reproducing the difference between local and SSH windows with third-party extensions; done means extension icons render normally in the remote window while default extensions remain unaffected.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, ubuntu, vscode
- Domain
- devtools, networking, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100