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VS Code upgrades break working setups

Outages and change4 posts from 4 people4d active+00 posts in the last 7 days, 2 the 7 days before (fading)

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Posts per day4 posts, Aug 31 to Sep 25

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[BUG] [VS Code] Renaming a session from the chat header reverts instantly (2.1.270 regression)...the call rather than using an unattached `.catch()` would at least surface it instead of failing silently into a rollback.anthropics/claude-codemsmith-netlinkrgSep 1411 days ago
[BUG] Regression in 2.1.269: dictation-tool paste (clipboard + simulated Ctrl+V) not inserted in VS Code integrated terminal (WSL2) — 2.1.268 works...paste falling back to per-keystroke interpretation), #81472 (copy/paste meta). ## Workaround Pin 2.1.268 (`ln -sfn ~/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.268 ~/.local/bin/claude` + `DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER=1`), or run Claude Code in Windows Terminal instead of the VS Code integrated...anthropics/claude-codekryan007Sep 1213 days ago
Icons render as missing glyphs in Remote-SSH since 1.136.0 — glicons.woff2 fails to loadDoes this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Effectively yes for *other* extensions - reproduced on a clean isolated VS Code Insiders (zip/side-by-side, separate settings & extensions store per official FAQ), with **only `ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh` installed** to...microsoft/vscodeEcho-DeniaSep 23 weeks ago
[VS Code Remote-SSH] Server reconnect leaves stale app-server holding thread writer; new session blocked by “This is open in another app”### Summary A Remote-SSH disconnect / remote server failure can leave the old VS Code Server extension host and Codex `app-server` alive. After reconnecting, VS Code starts a second VS Code Server + second Codex `app-server`. The stale first `app-server` continues to hold the...openai/codexitkeyuzbAug 313 weeks ago

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About this problem

Evidence

4 posts from 4 people in 3 places, about 1 a week over 15 days. Mostly on anthropics/claude-code, microsoft/vscode, openai/codex. Tools named alongside: Claude Code, Claude, GitHub, ChatGPT.

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How it was grouped

Posts that state a pain and match the "breaking-changes" rule about VS Code. First post Aug 31, 2026, latest Sep 14, 2026. Corroborated: 3 or more posts from 2 or more people or places. Method

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History

  • 2026-09-25 Added: VS Code upgrades break working setups (4 posts)

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