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I checked task manager, it shows this

task manager processes

Vs code takes about 30 seconds to load and within that time its just a blank screen, but the moment it does load it shows a window error message saying it isn't responding.

I checked other issues and went to settings, turning the enable preview on workbench editor in the settings to false and scanning the system in terminal (which said it fixed a couple files but issue still persisted). I uninstalled and reinstalled, updated windows and disabled all extensions that I had on vs code and tried opening it again but nothing worked. Not sure what to do now.

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You did try many solutions, try also following:

  1. Run VS Code in safe mode: on command prompt type code --disable-extension --disable-gpu --disable-telemetry --safe. This will launch VS Code with all extensions disabled. If this works, then the issue is related to extensions.
  2. Reset VS Code Settings: File -> Preferences -> Settings -> Reset Settings. It should reset VS Code settings to default.
  3. Clear VS Code Cache: In windows %APPDATA%\Code find and delete Cache and CachedData folders, then restart the editor
Farkhod Abdukodirov
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  • Apparently it was my antivirus (McAfee), I didn't think that would be a problem since it has been scanning my laptop for months with VS code on it, just weird that it started interfering only now. Thank you though! – persauce May 02 '23 at 00:15
  • @persauce Good to hear that you've found the solution! Please post your solution and close the question. – Farkhod Abdukodirov May 02 '23 at 00:27
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If you are having Mcafee as your Anti-virus, then this might work for you. As it worked for me. So open your anti-virus (Mcafee), head on to my protection>Real Time scanning>Add file.

Now select the file C:\Users\ {User}\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code/code.exe.

Note- Make sure that "Show hidden" option in file system is selected, otherwise "AppData" won't show up.

You can also refer this video

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