Microsoft PowerToys version
0.98.1
Installation method
PowerToys auto-update
Area(s) with issue?
Command Palette
Steps to reproduce
Install Visual Studio / Code for Command Palette (latest version 1.26.0.0)
Configure a global hotkey
Trigger the extension using the global hotkey
✔️ Expected Behavior
Extension memory usage remains stable over time
❌ Actual Behavior
Memory usage keeps increasing, making extension activation slower with continued use of the command palette and eventually requiring a restart.
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I initially suspected the issue was caused by the extension.
However, after debugging, I confirmed that only GetItems is invoked when the extension is activated if there is no search text.
Refer to video below, there’s no search input and just keep activating extension via hotkey and memory keep growing from 8MB to 13MB
2026-04-24.22-32-29-1.1.mp4
From the extension code, since there is no search text, GetItems will always returns _combinedItemsCache, which shouldn’t lead to any memory leak.https://github.com/tanchekwei/VisualStudioCodeForCommandPalette/blob/v1.26.0.0/WorkspaceLauncherForVSCode/Pages/VisualStudioCodePage.cs#L127-L157
Based on this, the extension code can likely be ruled out as the cause.
Microsoft PowerToys version
0.98.1
Installation method
PowerToys auto-update
Area(s) with issue?
Command Palette
Steps to reproduce
✔️ Expected Behavior
Extension memory usage remains stable over time
❌ Actual Behavior
Memory usage keeps increasing, making extension activation slower with continued use of the command palette and eventually requiring a restart.
Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
No response
Other Software
I initially suspected the issue was caused by the extension.
However, after debugging, I confirmed that only
GetItemsis invoked when the extension is activated if there is no search text.Refer to video below, there’s no search input and just keep activating extension via hotkey and memory keep growing from 8MB to 13MB
2026-04-24.22-32-29-1.1.mp4
From the extension code, since there is no search text,
GetItemswill always returns_combinedItemsCache, which shouldn’t lead to any memory leak.https://github.com/tanchekwei/VisualStudioCodeForCommandPalette/blob/v1.26.0.0/WorkspaceLauncherForVSCode/Pages/VisualStudioCodePage.cs#L127-L157
Based on this, the extension code can likely be ruled out as the cause.