Branch display not updated when changing branch using git command in terminal

[koswarabilly]

Type: Bug

When using vscode terminal to change branch git checkout FEAT-, branch name on status bar is not updated.

VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.103.0-insider (Universal) (34769c5, 2025-08-04T21:43:35.566Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 24.5.0
Modes:

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Memory (System)	16.00GB (0.07GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 80459a2c-5c53-46d6-b7f0-89baa686ef29
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Extensions (8)

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go	gol	0.49.0
terraform	has	2.34.2025012311
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[lszomoru]

@koswarabilly, this is something that I have been trying to track down for some time. Are you able to reproduce this issue consistently? When this happens, do you get an error when you click on the branch name in the status bar? Do you have any untitled files opened? Do you have multiple repositories in the workspace? Thanks!

[koswarabilly]

@lszomoru
Yes, this happens all the time, and when i click the branch name in the status bar i got this error

command '__vsc8eaa02aa-fe33-4808-8b44-49431098e725' not found

No untitled files opened, no multiple repositories in the workspace.

[koswarabilly]

@lszomoru after i do Developer: Reload Window and close all my opening files, it works, and now the error goes away.

Previously even after Developer: Reload Window I still face the same issue

[lszomoru]

This very much looks like the issue that I have been looking at for the last 2 days without any luck of reproducing it. I would really appreciate if you would we able to share any steps, or a recording (https://gifcap.dev) that would help me reproduce the issue and get to the bottom of it.

[koswarabilly]

Haven't been seeing the issue since the last Reload Window. Will close this issue for now.

[lszomoru]

Thanks for the update! Please reopen if you are able to reproduce this issue again. Thanks!

[ulugbekna]

I can repro with

Version: 1.103.0-insider
Commit: c661d0e
Date: 2025-08-05T23:43:13.076Z (13 hrs ago)

[ulugbekna]

@koswarabilly @bamurtaugh @eleanorjboyd if you can repro, could you share your git version? git --version

[bamurtaugh]

I'm able to repro on latest VS Code Insiders, with git version 2.50.1.windows.1.

Version: 1.103.0-insider (user setup)
Commit: e3550cf
Date: 2025-08-06T21:32:58.381Z
Electron: 37.2.3
ElectronBuildId: 12035395
Chromium: 138.0.7204.100
Node.js: 22.17.0
V8: 13.8.500258-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT arm64 10.0.26100

How I repro'd:

• Check out a PR
• Uninstall an extension
• Restart extension host
• Click on branch name in status bar
• ⚠️ Get error