Devcontainer extension cannot activate #11277
Description
Type: Bug
- launch brand new install of vscode insiders on an empty
- use the remote indicator in the status bar to install the dev container extension -> extension installs
- In the extension view, the devcontainer extension immediately shows a "Install Workspace Extension" button
- click the "Install Workspace Extension" button
-> no error log
- Uninstalling devcontainer extension
-> I get two "install workspace extension" actions
- Reload window
-> Devcontainer extension shows as correctly installed
Extension version: 0.429.0
VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.106.0-insider (a24e4c509a43ed2fed08fe6e65c9f26d89c81c75, 2025-10-24T22:13:46.333Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 24.6.0
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Apple M4 (10 x 2400) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled 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: enabled_on trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | 3, 2, 3 |
| Memory (System) | 32.00GB (3.67GB free) |
| Process Argv | --user-data-dir=data --extensions-dir=ext . --enable-proposed-api lszomoru.lszomoru-proposed-api-sample --enable-proposed-api donjayamanne.kusto --crash-reporter-id ef10dfea-3602-4c74-ba1a-109ce7da7825 |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
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