VS Code crashes from an out of memory whenever Copilot is asked a question in the VS root repo #294863
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Version: 1.109.2 (user setup)
Commit: 591199d
Date: 2026-02-10T20:18:23.520Z
Electron: 39.3.0
ElectronBuildId: 13168319
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open the VS folder of the VS repo (Microsoft DevDiv internal)...it might repro with any very large workspace folder.
- Ask Copilot any question, such as "what is C++" with any model (GPT-4.1, Claude Sonnet 4.5, etc.),.
- Wait a few seconds and watch the memory usage rise.
Bug: The memory usage of VS Code increases past 10 GB and it crashes from an out of memory. Repros 100% of the time for me. The bug doesn't repro when doing the same repro steps in VS 2026.
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Issue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bugIssue identified as probable candidate for fixing in the next releaseVS Code crashing, performance, freeze and memory leak issuesIssue identified as high-priorityIssue is under discussion for relevance, priority, approachVerification succeededVS Code on Windows issues