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Unable to start code tunnel

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Description

  • VSCode Version:
Version: 1.125.0-insider (Universal)
Commit: 93cfdd489c3b228840d0f86ec77c3636277c93ea
Date: 2026-06-15T22:24:03Z (12 hrs ago)
Electron: 42.2.0
ElectronBuildId: 14159160
Chromium: 148.0.7778.97
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.8.178.14-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.5.0
  • Local OS Version: macOS 26.5.1 (25F80)
  • Remote OS Version:
    Visual Studio Code Tunnel v1.125.0

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Run code-insiders tunnel or code tunnel from Terminal
gc@ayushsmacstudio ~/D/repos [127]> code tunnel
*
* Visual Studio Code Server
*
* By using the software, you agree to
* the Visual Studio Code Server License Terms (https://aka.ms/vscode-server-license) and
* the Microsoft Privacy Statement (https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-US/privacystatement).
*
[2026-06-16 10:03:17] info Using GitHub for authentication, run `code tunnel user login --provider <provider>` option to change this.
To grant access to the server, please log into https://github.com/login/device and use code [xxx]
[2026-06-16 10:03:43] info Creating tunnel with the name: ayushsmacstudioguest
[2026-06-16 10:03:45] info Adopting existing tunnel (ID=ID { cluster: "inc1", id: "[xxx]" })
[2026-06-16 10:03:47] error failed to lookup tunnel: response error: HTTP status 404 Not Found from https://inc1.rel.tunnels.api.visualstudio.com/tunnels/swift-chair-rt9rr7d?includePorts=true&tokenScopes=host&api-version=2023-09-27-preview (request ID [xxx]): {"type":"https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc9110#section-15.5.5","title":"Tunnel Expiration","status":404,"detail":"Cannot get tunnel, tunnel is expired","traceId":"[xxx]"}

If I try from VS Code Insiders "Turn on Remote Tunnel Access" and then load the URL given:

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An unexpected error occurred that requires a reload of this page.
The workbench failed to connect to the server (Error: Tunnel service error: Tunnel Expiration Cannot get tunnel, tunnel is expired)

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