I’m experiencing significant slowdowns with the terminal in Visual Studio Code on my Windows system, and I’m looking for further insights or solutions. Despite trying multiple optimizations, the issue persists.

System Information:

• VS Code Version: 1.90.0
• Operating System: Windows 10
• CPU: Intel Core i7
• RAM: 32 GB, with about 16 GB free

Issue Description:

The terminal in Visual Studio Code is responding very slowly. This performance issue occurs despite relatively low CPU and memory usage across the system and within the app itself. I’ve noticed multiple instances of VS Code running, but closing them hasn’t improved the situation.

Question:

Despite these efforts, the terminal continues to perform poorly. The commands work, but every time I wait a little longer than two seconds for the result. Has anyone encountered a similar issue or does anyone have suggestions on what else I can try to resolve this? Could there be a deeper underlying issue with Visual Studio Code or Windows that I might be missing?

Thank you in advance for any help or guidance you can provide!

Steps Tried:

1. Disabling All Extensions: Ran VS Code with the --disable-extensions flag to rule out any extensions causing the slowdown.
2. Reducing Resource Usage: Closed unnecessary instances and processes to free up resources.
3. Adjusting Terminal Settings:
   • Set "terminal.integrated.gpuAcceleration": "off"
   • Reduced scrollback lines and disabled cursorBlinking.
4. System Checks:
   • Checked for any system file corruption with sfc /scannow.
   • Monitored other applications and processes for excessive resource usage.
5. Reinstalling Visual Studio Code: Performed a clean installation to rule out issues with the installation.