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cpptools crash -
The language server crashed. Restarting...
#10651 ·
Colengms
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on Mar 10, 2023
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Using the shortcut to get to the header files the loading animation doesn't show up
bug
Feature: Switch Header/Source
performance
Status: Open.
Bug
#14379
In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;
·
MarcoDeMeco
opened
on Apr 15, 2026
·
1.33.0
RAM memory growing usage during run
more info needed
The issue report is not actionable in its current state
The issue report is not actionable in its current state
performance
Status: Open.
#14301
In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;
·
oxfrd
opened
on Mar 19, 2026
The C/C++ DevTools can cause around 20 Find All References calls for a symbol with 450 references
bug
Feature: DevTools (Copilot)
Repros with the C/C++ DevTools extension installed (along with Copilot)
Repros with the C/C++ DevTools extension installed (along with Copilot)
Feature: Find All References
Find All References, Peek References, Rename
Find All References, Peek References, Rename
Language Service
performance
Status: Open.
Bug
#14267
In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;
·
sean-mcmanus
opened
on Mar 12, 2026
·
1.33
Formatter or IntelliSense prevents file from being saved by keyboard shortcut Cmd-S
bug
Feature: Code Formatting
investigate: repro
This issue's repro steps needs to be investigated/confirmed
This issue's repro steps needs to be investigated/confirmed
Language Service
performance
Status: Open.
Bug
#13972
In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;
·
lijh8
opened
on Sep 30, 2025
·
1.33
Go to Definition slow
bug
Language Service
performance
regression
A bug that didn't exist in a previous release
A bug that didn't exist in a previous release
Status: Open.
Bug
#13970
In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;
·
tshcherban-wb
opened
on Sep 29, 2025
Indexing every time VS code is restarted, IntelliSense indexing is too slow for large C/C++ projects – suggest persistent cache and Git-aware incremental updates
bug
Language Service
more info needed
The issue report is not actionable in its current state
The issue report is not actionable in its current state
not reproing
We're not able to reproduce the issue (it's unlikely to get fixed until we find one).
We're not able to reproduce the issue (it's unlikely to get fixed until we find one).
performance
Status: Open.
Bug
#13927
In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;
·
Ma-Ike
opened
on Sep 12, 2025
Settings for using ramdrive for storing temporal IntelliSence data
docs
Issue related to documentation about the extension
Issue related to documentation about the extension
Language Service
performance
Status: Open.
#13890
In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;
·
AlexeiScherbakov
opened
on Aug 31, 2025
Musl performance issues (Linux)
Language Service
performance
Status: Open.
Bug
#13814
In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;
·
Colengms
opened
on Aug 5, 2025
It takes way too long to finish tag parsing of modified files after a find/replace
bug
Language Service
performance
Status: Open.
Bug
#13609
In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;
·
sean-mcmanus
opened
on May 14, 2025
Update
recursiveIncludes.reduce
default
behavior to choose the fastest approach based on whether the DB is up to date.
Language Service
performance
Status: Open.
Feature
#13459
In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;
·
Colengms
opened
on Apr 4, 2025
Go to References
always reparses a lot of files for the same symbol
bug
Feature: Find All References
Find All References, Peek References, Rename
Find All References, Peek References, Rename
Feature: Rename
Language Service
performance
Status: Open.
Bug
#13079
In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;
·
qianzhangxa
opened
on Dec 25, 2024
Edits inside a function can cause a big increase in IntelliSense update time
bug
Language Service
performance
Visual Studio
Inherited from Visual Studio
Inherited from Visual Studio
Works in VS
So we'd need to fix it for VS Code to reach parity.
So we'd need to fix it for VS Code to reach parity.
Status: Open.
Bug
#13064
In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;
·
sean-mcmanus
opened
on Dec 17, 2024
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