Updating CodeQL CLI stalls EVERY TIME visual studio code is opened

[jessehouwing]

Describe the bug
Every time I open Visual Studio Code a pop-up appears:

Updating CodeQL CLI: Extracting CodeQL CLI v2.26.o... [658.2MB of 658.8 MB]
Source: CodeQL

But the download/extract never seems to finish.

From the Output log, it seems that the download did finish and the CodeQL CLI is being extracted:

Starting GitHub.vscode-codeql extension
INFO: Could not find CodeQL on path.
INFO: Could not find CodeQL on path.
Searching for latest release including codeql-win64.zip.
Extracting CodeQL CLI to c:\Users\JesseHouwing\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\globalStorage\github.vscode-codeql\distribution15

Version
Identifier
github.vscode-codeql
Version
1.17.7
Last Updated
4 days ago

Version: 1.128.0 (user setup)
Commit: fc3def6774c76082adf699d366f31a557ce5573f
Date: 2026-07-07T15:14:24-07:00
Electron: 42.5.0
ElectronBuildId: 14525058
Chromium: 148.0.7778.271
Node.js: 24.17.0
V8: 14.8.178.33-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

To reproduce
Open any visual studio code window, a notification toast appears and the download starts. But never seems to finish.

Expected behavior
Either the download completes correctly and installation completes
Or I get a clear message helping me figure out what's wrong.

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.

[TobiasHeckAtos]

I've got the same issue. And the "Updating CodeQL CLI..." dialog is blocking parts of the GitHub Copilot pane.

[jessehouwing]

I've got the same issue. And the "Updating CodeQL CLI..." dialog is blocking parts of the GitHub Copilot pane.

You can make that go away by clicking the little bell icon: