Frequent Crash - Reason: 'crashed', Code: '-2147483645'

[Stephen-Ross]

I'm encountering a frequent and frustrating crash. This has been happening for around 6 months but I've been wary of opening a bug report.

I cannot reliably reproduce the issue, occasionally the app will crash as soon as I've opened it (and can happen repeatably on me attempting to open the app). Other times I'll be in the middle of working and it'll crash.

Actual Result:
On each occasion though I will get the message box that the window has crashed and that I can reopen it with the message reason: 'crashed', code: '-2147483645'.

When I am able to reopen the app I get the error that the Extension Host has crashed and would I like to restart it.

Expected Result:
VS Code doesn't crash when I'm in the middle of working and is able to be reliably opened.

Things I've Tried:

• Full clean re-install. I nuked my VS Code install and then re-installed.
• Running with all extensions disabled.
• Tried running the insiders build.
  But none of these have allowed me to get to the bottom of the issue.

I have attached a dmp file that has been generated.
5166cc11-f576-4099-93b4-07a88e1b02fe.zip

I enjoy using VS Code, but I'm nearing the end of my patience with the continual crashes.

VS Code version: Code 1.59.1 (3866c35, 2021-08-19T11:56:46.957Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19042
Restricted Mode: No

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz (8 x 3600)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on oop_rasterization: enabled opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled skia_renderer: enabled_on video_decode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	31.94GB (8.90GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id b03ea020-f6e4-4bee-aab8-6807e777224c
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Extensions (9)

Extension	Author (truncated)	Version
dart-code	Dar	3.25.1
flutter	Dar	3.25.0
csharp	ms-	1.23.14
gradle-language	nac	0.2.3
material-icon-theme	PKi	4.10.0
vscode-protolint	ple	0.6.0
errorlens	use	3.4.0
licenser	ymo	1.6.0
vscode-proto3	zxh	0.5.4

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[vscodebot]

(Experimental duplicate detection)
Thanks for submitting this issue. Please also check if it is already covered by an existing one, like:

• Many Different Extensions Frequently Crash All Others on Startup with Reoccurring "Extension host terminated unexpectedly" – Extension Sandboxing / Isolation, Missing Error Log Fixes and Host Auto-Restart Needed (#79782)

[deepak1556]

Looks like you are hitting this check in startup initialization, very likely a cause of incorrect install. Can you provide the output of code --verbose to confirm. Thanks!

[Stephen-Ross]

Apologies as this is only happening on my work machine I didn't have access until this morning.

I have attached the output of code --verbose both when the application crashes on startup and from when it runs normally.
VS Verbose.zip

[MawRojas]

I've had the same issue for quite a long time with different machines. Did you figure out what was causing it?

[deepak1556]

Sorry for the delayed response, this is now blocked on a newer runtime update for further testing.

[goliafrs]

Fresh install insiders, user setup, v1.63.

After synchronizing the settings and extensions, the error appears with the same code as in the issue:

Crashed 3-4 times per hour.
Very annoying.

[deepak1556]

@goliafrs can you attach crash log based on https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Native-Crash-Issues#creating-and-symbolicating-local-crash-reports

[goliafrs]

@goliafrs can you attach crash log based on https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Native-Crash-Issues#creating-and-symbolicating-local-crash-reports

eb752ffc-d06f-4150-bd2a-806f9c1b8a8c.zip

[Patrick2812]

can someone explain what is electron 16 and how to update it?
As i am also having the same issue with vs code