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Clicking the "restart to update" button just closes VS Code #298179

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Clicking the "restart to update" button just closes VS Code#298179
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bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bugcandidateIssue identified as probable candidate for fixing in the next releaseelectronIssues and items related to Electronfreeze-slow-crash-leakVS Code crashing, performance, freeze and memory leak issuesinsiders-releasedPatch has been released in VS Code InsidersverifiedVerification succeededwindowsVS Code on Windows issues
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opened on Feb 27, 2026
  1. Install insiders f2db69751398115a01e6e25eeb0e35e3894f3ab2
  2. Check for updates
  3. When the notification toast shows, click the "restart to update" option
  4. VS Code closes, but doesn't update and doesn't restart

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