Repository: vscode
Issue: Another instance of Code is already - Copilot
Labels: triage-needed


Type: <b>Bug</b>

Another instance of Code is already

![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ad5aa830-2919-4374-a9dc-22e8b49b82c1)

Does not matter as Administrator, or Not.
Firefox 134.0.2
W11

VS Code version: Code 1.96.4 (cd4ee3b1c348a13bafd8f9ad8060705f6d4b9cba, 2025-01-16T00:16:19.038Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631
Modes:

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Extension|Author (truncated)|Version
---|---|---
status-bar-tasks|Gua|0.3.0
alchemy65|alc|1.0.8
Bookmarks|ale|13.5.0
numbered-bookmarks|ale|8.5.0
project-manager|ale|12.8.0
arepl|alm|3.0.0
arm-debugger|Arm|1.4.4
cmsis-csolution|Arm|1.46.0
device-manager|Arm|1.13.1
environment-manager|Arm|1.10.0
keil-studio-pack|Arm|1.18.4
virtual-hardware|Arm|0.6.3
gitstash|art|5.2.0
language-gas-x86|bas|0.0.2
vscode-django|bat|1.15.0
git-temporal-vscode|bee|1.0.0
masm|blt|0.0.4
gitignore|cod|0.9.0
dscodegpt|Dan|3.7.16
vscode-markdownlint|Dav|0.58.2
cals-table-viewer|del|0.0.9
f5anything|dis|1.2.0
xml|Dot|2.5.1
gitlens|eam|16.2.1
memory-inspector|ecl|1.1.0
peripheral-inspector|ecl|1.5.1
git-project-manager|fel|1.8.2
vscode-firefox-debug|fir|2.14.0
vscode-gedcom|flo|0.0.4
code-runner|for|0.12.2
terminal|for|0.0.10
copilot|Git|1.259.0
copilot-chat|Git|0.23.2
remotehub|Git|0.65.2024112101
todo-tree|Gru|0.0.226
vscode-git-cruise|Guo|0.2.4
vscode-test-explorer|hbe|2.22.1
vscode-git-tags|how|1.4.4
githd|hui|2.5.5
python-coding-conventions|igr|0.0.4
vscode-chat-gpt|ika|1.2.0
go-to-word|jak|0.2.6
latex-workshop|Jam|10.7.5
compilemql4|Kei|0.0.1
vscode-sshfs|Kel|1.26.1
vscode-python-test-adapter|lit|0.8.2
vscode-clangd|llv|0.1.33
v-snippets|lor|0.1.20
MagicPython|mag|1.1.0
cortex-debug|mar|1.12.1
start-git-bash|McC|1.2.1
debug-tracker-vscode|mcu|0.0.15
memory-view|mcu|0.0.25
peripheral-viewer|mcu|1.4.6
rtos-views|mcu|0.0.7
rainbow-csv|mec|3.14.0
json|Mee|0.1.2
git-graph|mhu|1.30.0
file-downloader|min|1.0.13
vscode-todo-parser|min|1.9.1
vs-deploy|mkl|14.0.0
vscode-remote-workspace|mkl|0.42.0
vscode-edge-devtools|ms-|2.1.6
debugpy|ms-|2024.14.0
isort|ms-|2023.10.1
python|ms-|2024.22.2
vscode-pylance|ms-|2024.12.1
jupyter|ms-|2024.11.0
jupyter-keymap|ms-|1.1.2
jupyter-renderers|ms-|1.0.21
vscode-jupyter-cell-tags|ms-|0.1.9
vscode-jupyter-slideshow|ms-|0.1.6
remote-ssh|ms-|0.116.1
cmake-tools|ms-|1.19.52
cpptools|ms-|1.23.4
cpptools-extension-pack|ms-|1.3.0
hexeditor|ms-|1.11.1
powershell|ms-|2025.0.0
remote-explorer|ms-|0.4.3
remote-repositories|ms-|0.42.0
test-adapter-converter|ms-|0.2.1
debugger-for-chrome|msj|4.13.0
go-doc|msy|1.0.1
sftp|Nat|1.16.3
mq4|ner|1.0.4
terminal-keeper|ngu|1.1.53
pyside2-vsc|Oll|0.1.0
material-icon-theme|PKi|5.18.0
geo-data-viewer|Ran|2.6.0
vscode-yaml|red|1.15.0
renesas-build-utilities|Ren|25.0.1
renesas-debug|Ren|25.2.1
bookmarksng|RK|0.0.24
gi|rub|0.2.11
vscode-gitflow|Ser|1.3.27
git-merger|sha|0.4.1
trailing-spaces|sha|0.4.1
profitrobots-mq5-snippets|sib|1.5.0
code-ca65|tlg|1.2.6
cmake|twx|0.0.17
vscode-terminal-here|Tyr|0.2.4
intellicode-api-usage-examples|Vis|0.2.9
vscodeintellicode|Vis|1.3.2
vscode-icons|vsc|12.10.0
quick-python-print|Wei|0.3.1
jinja|who|0.0.8
vscode-go-autotest|win|1.6.0
php-debug|xde|1.35.0
json|Zai|2.0.2
pyqt-integration|zho|0.2.0

(1 theme extensions excluded)

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<summary>A/B Experiments</summary>

```
vsliv368:30146709
vspor879:30202332
vspor708:30202333
vspor363:30204092
vscod805:30301674
binariesv615:30325510
vsaa593:30376534
py29gd2263:31024239
c4g48928:30535728
azure-dev_surveyone:30548225
962ge761:30959799
pythonnoceb:30805159
pythonmypyd1:30879173
h48ei257:31000450
pythontbext0:30879054
cppperfnew:31000557
dsvsc020:30976470
pythonait:31006305
dsvsc021:30996838
dvdeprecation:31068756
dwnewjupyter:31046869
2f103344:31071589
nativerepl1:31139838
pythonrstrctxt:31112756
nativeloc1:31192215
cf971741:31144450
iacca1:31171482
notype1cf:31157160
5fd0e150:31155592
dwcopilot:31170013
stablechunks:31184530
6074i472:31201624
dwoutputs:31217127
9064b325:31222308
copilot_t_ci:31222730

```

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