An anonymous background process is running in the Task Manager.
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Since Jun 16, 2026.
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Description
Type: Performance Issue
When I open VS Code, it shows 0% usage CPU in Task Manager. However, a new program also runs with the name 'Visual Studio Code' and consumes 60% to 90% CPU at times. Similarly, there is a process named 're.exe' that also consumes high CPU performance. I'm also noticing the same behavior with 'Antigravity'. Could you please check and fix this issue?
VS Code version: Code 1.124.2 (6928394f91b684055b873eecb8bc281365131f1c, 2026-06-12T00:12:36Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | AMD Ryzen 7 250 w/ Radeon 780M Graphics (16 x 3294) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled GPU0: VENDOR= 0x10de, DEVICE=0x2dd8 [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU], DRIVER_VENDOR=NVIDIA, DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.16.1047 ACTIVE GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1002, DEVICE=0x1900 [AMD Radeon 780M Graphics], DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.21030.11004 GPU2: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.8521 Machine model name: Machine model version: 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 webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | undefined |
| Memory (System) | 23.31GB (7.94GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id 1dd84626-ed8a-4c0b-84f4-3afe57518843 |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
Process Info
CPU % Mem MB PID Process
0 148 32596 code
1 382 8436 window [1] (scan_devices_screen.dart - pvc_v2 - Visual Studio Code)
0 53 20032 utility-network-service
0 35 21380 crashpad-handler
0 148 22212 shared-process
1 252 30796 gpu-process
0 117 30884 file-watcher [1]
0 142 31960 pty-host
0 111 12520 "C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe" -noexit -command "try { . \"d:\Users\hvkio\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\6928394f91\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\contrib\terminal\common\scripts\shellIntegration.ps1\" } catch {}"
0 13 28244 "d:\Users\hvkio\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\6928394f91\resources\app\node_modules\node-pty\build\Release\conpty\OpenConsole.exe" --headless --inheritcursor --width 103 --height 16 --signal 0x570 --server 0x564
0 13 30940 "d:\Users\hvkio\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\6928394f91\resources\app\node_modules\node-pty\build\Release\conpty\OpenConsole.exe" --headless --inheritcursor --width 103 --height 16 --signal 0x564 --server 0x544
0 106 31096 "C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe" -noexit -command "try { . \"d:\Users\hvkio\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\6928394f91\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\contrib\terminal\common\scripts\shellIntegration.ps1\" } catch {}"
0 13 33816 "d:\Users\hvkio\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\6928394f91\resources\app\node_modules\node-pty\build\Release\conpty\OpenConsole.exe" --headless --width 80 --height 30 --signal 0x5e8 --server 0x5fc
0 111 33912 "C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe" -noexit -command "try { . \"d:\Users\hvkio\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\6928394f91\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\contrib\terminal\common\scripts\shellIntegration.ps1\" } catch {}"
0 13 34684 "d:\Users\hvkio\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\6928394f91\resources\app\node_modules\node-pty\build\Release\conpty\OpenConsole.exe" --headless --width 80 --height 30 --signal 0x6ac --server 0x6a4
0 107 35068 "C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe" -noexit -command "try { . \"d:\Users\hvkio\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\6928394f91\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\contrib\terminal\common\scripts\shellIntegration.ps1\" } catch {}"
0 593 32756 extension-host [1]
0 38 1912 c:\Users\hvkio\.vscode\extensions\openai.chatgpt-26.609.30741-win32-x64\bin\windows-x86_64\codex.exe app-server --analytics-default-enabled
0 8 31256 C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0x4
1 491 19324 electron-nodejs (bundle.js)
0 9 22728 C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c ""c:\Users\hvkio\.vscode\extensions\vscjava.vscode-gradle-3.17.3\lib\gradle-server.bat" "--port=59096" "--startBuildServer=false" "--languageServerPipePath=\\.\pipe\24bb844cf21b446db54044ee828b15cf-sock""
0 99 33984 "D:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\jbr/bin/java.exe" "-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8" --add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang.invoke=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.prefs/java.util.prefs=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.nio.charset=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.net=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.util.concurrent.atomic=ALL-UNNAMED -classpath "c:\Users\hvkio\.vscode\extensions\vscjava.vscode-gradle-3.17.3\lib\gradle-server.jar" com.github.badsyntax.gradle.GradleServer "--port=59096" "--startBuildServer=false" "--languageServerPipePath=\\.\pipe\24bb844cf21b446db54044ee828b15cf-sock"
0 8 34808 C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0x4
0 64 28952 C:\Python314\python.exe c:\Users\hvkio\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.black-formatter-2026.6.0\bundled\tool\lsp_server.py
0 8 31116 C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0x4
48 10 32116 "d:\Users\hvkio\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\6928394f91\resources\app\node_modules\@vscode\ripgrep-universal\bin\win32-x64\rg.exe" --files --hidden --case-sensitive --no-require-git -g /lib/screens/scan_devices_screen.dart -g !**/.git -g !**/.svn -g !**/.hg -g !**/.DS_Store -g !**/Thumbs.db -g !**/flutter/ephemeral -g !**/Flutter/ephemeral -g !**/.symlinks -g !**/.plugin_symlinks -g !/{**/node_modules,**/bower_components,**/*.code-search,**/.dart_tool,**/build,**/.git,**/.svn,**/.hg,**/.DS_Store,**/Thumbs.db,**/flutter/ephemeral,**/Flutter/ephemeral,**/.symlinks,**/.plugin_symlinks,**/*.class,**/*.log,**/*.pyc,**/*.swp,**/.DS_Store,**/.atom/**,**/.build/**,**/.buildlog/**,**/.history,**/.svn/**,**/.swiftpm/**,**/migrate_working_dir/**,**/*.iml,**/*.ipr,**/*.iws,**/.idea/**,**/*.g.dart,**/.metadata,**/**/doc/api/**,**/**/ios/Flutter/.last_build_id,**/.dart_tool/**,**/.flutter-plugins-dependencies,**/.pub-cache/**,**/.pub/**,build/**,coverage/**,**/app.*.symbols,**/app.*.map.json,android/app/debug,android/app/profile,android/app/release} --no-ignore --follow --no-config --no-ignore-global
0 8 28920 C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0x4
0 51 32388 D:\scr\flutter\bin\cache\dart-sdk\bin\dart.exe tooling-daemon --machine
0 8 35576 C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0x4
0 54 33660 D:\scr\flutter\bin\cache\dart-sdk\bin\dart.exe devtools --machine --allow-embedding --dtd-uri ws://127.0.0.1:57797/mbA54h6CXvw=
0 8 33236 C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0x4
0 9 33884 c:\Users\hvkio\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.vscode-python-envs-1.34.0-win32-x64\python-env-tools\bin\pet.exe server
0 8 32948 C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0x4
1 435 34108 D:\scr\flutter\bin\cache\dart-sdk\bin\dart.exe language-server --protocol=lsp --client-id=VS-Code --client-version=3.136.1
0 8 9212 C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0x4
0 9 35248 C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c ""D:\scr\flutter\bin\flutter.bat" "daemon""
0 12 33620 "D:\scr\flutter\bin\cache\dart-sdk\bin\dart.exe" --packages="D:\scr\flutter\packages\flutter_tools\.dart_tool\package_config.json" "D:\scr\flutter\bin\cache\flutter_tools.snapshot" "daemon"
0 111 9124 D:\scr\flutter\bin\cache\dart-sdk\bin\dartvm.exe --resolved_executable_name=D:\scr\flutter\bin\cache\dart-sdk\bin\dart.exe --executable_name=D:\scr\flutter\bin\cache\dart-sdk\bin\dart.exe --packages=D:\scr\flutter\packages\flutter_tools\.dart_tool\package_config.json D:\scr\flutter\bin\cache\flutter_tools.snapshot daemon
0 8 34932 C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0x4
38 70 35412 "d:\Users\hvkio\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\6928394f91\resources\app\node_modules\@vscode\ripgrep-universal\bin\win32-x64\rg.exe" --files --hidden --case-sensitive --no-require-git -g !**/.git -g !**/.svn -g !**/.hg -g !**/.DS_Store -g !**/Thumbs.db -g !**/flutter/ephemeral -g !**/Flutter/ephemeral -g !**/.symlinks -g !**/.plugin_symlinks -g !**/node_modules -g !**/bower_components -g !**/*.code-search -g !**/.dart_tool -g !**/build --no-ignore-parent --follow --no-config --no-ignore-global
0 8 5592 C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0x4
Workspace Info
| Window (scan_devices_screen.dart - pvc_v2 - Visual Studio Code)
| Folder (pvc_v2): 5549 files
| File types: xml(1623) flat(1173) json(913) png(380) txt(183) class(176)
| jar(131) bin(118) dex(113) len(66) other(673)
| Conf files: cmake(24);
Extensions (28)
| Name | Identifier | Author | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code for VS Code | anthropic.claude-code | Anthropic | 2.1.178 |
| Office Viewer | cweijan.vscode-office | cweijan | 4.0.2 |
| Dart | dart-code.dart-code | Dart-Code | 3.136.1 |
| Flutter | dart-code.flutter | Dart-Code | 3.136.0 |
| Python Indent | kevinrose.vsc-python-indent | KevinRose | 1.21.0 |
| Black Formatter | ms-python.black-formatter | ms-python | 2026.6.0 |
| Python Debugger | ms-python.debugpy | ms-python | 2026.6.0 |
| Python | ms-python.python | ms-python | 2026.4.0 |
| Pylance | ms-python.vscode-pylance | ms-python | 2026.2.1 |
| Python Environments | ms-python.vscode-python-envs | ms-python | 1.34.0 |
| Jupyter | ms-toolsai.jupyter | ms-toolsai | 2025.9.1 |
| Jupyter Keymap | ms-toolsai.jupyter-keymap | ms-toolsai | 1.1.2 |
| Jupyter Notebook Renderers | ms-toolsai.jupyter-renderers | ms-toolsai | 1.3.0 |
| Jupyter Cell Tags | ms-toolsai.vscode-jupyter-cell-tags | ms-toolsai | 0.1.9 |
| Jupyter Slide Show | ms-toolsai.vscode-jupyter-slideshow | ms-toolsai | 0.1.6 |
| Remote - SSH | ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh | ms-vscode-remote | 0.124.0 |
| Remote - SSH: Editing Configuration Files | ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-edit | ms-vscode-remote | 0.87.0 |
| CMake Tools | ms-vscode.cmake-tools | ms-vscode | 1.23.52 |
| C/C++ DevTools | ms-vscode.cpp-devtools | ms-vscode | 0.5.13 |
| C/C++ | ms-vscode.cpptools | ms-vscode | 1.32.2 |
| C/C++ Extension Pack | ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack | ms-vscode | 1.5.1 |
| Remote Explorer | ms-vscode.remote-explorer | ms-vscode | 0.5.0 |
| HTML formatter | nikolaosgeorgiou.html-fmt-vscode | NikolaosGeorgiou | 0.9.3 |
| Codex – OpenAI’s coding agent | openai.chatgpt | openai | 26.609.30741 |
| MicroPico | paulober.pico-w-go | paulober | 4.3.4 |
| Live Server | ritwickdey.liveserver | ritwickdey | 5.7.10 |
| opencode | sst-dev.opencode | sst-dev | 0.0.13 |
| Gradle for Java | vscjava.vscode-gradle | vscjava | 3.17.3 |
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