VS Code: Slow switching between task history
Open 💬 2 comments Opened Apr 12, 2026 by robgraeber
What version of the IDE extension are you using?
26.409.20454
What subscription do you have?
Plus
Which IDE are you using?
VS Code
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.1.0 x86_64 i386
What issue are you seeing?
When switching between tasks in the task history menu, there is a 5+ second delay until it switches tasks. This happens for every task. Oddly if I hit the back button then go to a previous task it switches instantly.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f3daec9e-9abf-49f5-9c20-2069504fb16b
What steps can reproduce the bug?
This happens for me for every task so not sure how to reproduce. It may be related to having a long chat and maybe it's lagging while re-rendering.
What is the expected behavior?
Expecting switching tasks to be near instant.
Additional information
_No response_
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