"No source control providers registered" after restart – resolved by deleting workspaceStorage

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Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue. The Extension Host doesn’t initialize after a long idle period, so the built-in Git extension doesn’t start and the SCM view shows “No source control providers registered”. Deleting workspaceStorage is a known workaround.

We’re tracking this internally, but there’s no ETA for a fix yet. To add your case to the report, please send logs:

  • Command Palette Ctrl+Shift+P > Developer: Open Logs Folder
  • Zip and attach it here. We need the Window, Main, and Extension Host sections

Also helpful to know:

  • Your OS. Your report lists all three, so please confirm which one you reproduced this on
  • Next time you hit the bug before deleting workspaceStorage, grab logs right away. That’s the most useful

Related threads with the same symptom for context: No Agents working and No source control providers registered, Extension Host fails to initialize (Timeout waiting for auth and plugins), breaking AI Agents and Source Control.