Unable to connect VS Code to SSH after crash: BadInstallScriptResult

[digwa-ing]

Type: Bug

I encountered a problem while working on a server within my local network using SSH in a DevContainer. My server unexpectedly ran out of disk space, causing VS Code on my client machine to crash. Since then, I've been unable to connect to any server via SSH in a subfolder, even those not involved in the original issue.

The Problem I can establish an SSH connection to the server, but when I attempt to navigate through the File Explorer, I'm limited to my home directory. Selecting any subfolder results in an error.

What I Have Tried So Far

• Cleaned Configuration Files on the Server: I deleted all .vscode, .ssh, and .vscode-remote-containers folders.
• Tested with Another Client PC: Connecting from a different computer works without any issues, indicating the problem is specific to my client installation.
• Created a new user on the effected Windows client, installed VS Code with the same results
• Reinstalled VS Code: I uninstalled VS Code, removed all related configuration files (including AppData\Code), and did a fresh installation.
• Reinstalled OpenSSH: I reinstalled the OpenSSH client on my machine.
• Checked the Registry: I verified that the HKLM / HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor key does not contain an Autorun entry.

I am looking for additional suggestions to resolve this issue without formatting my PC. Any insights or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Error Messages:

The terminal process "C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe /c (type "C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\vscode-linux-multi-line-command-10.1.1.29-666298659.sh" | "C:\OpenSSH\ssh.exe" -T -D 60919 "10.1.1.29" sh) & exit /b 0" terminated with exit code: -1073741510.

BadInstallScriptResult │ Error: BadInstallScriptResult (Got bad result from install script)
See verbose information in the Output Log...

Output:

[18:13:12.295] Remote server is listening on port 33175
[18:13:12.295] Parsed server configuration: {"serverConfiguration":{"remoteListeningOn":{"port":33175},"osReleaseId":"debian","arch":"x86_64","sshAuthSock":"","display":"","tmpDir":"/run/user/1000","platform":"linux","execServerToken":"111a111a-11a1-1111-1111-aaa11a11a1a1"},"serverStartTime":34,"installUnpackCode":""}
[18:13:12.297] Starting forwarding server. local port 61987 -> socksPort 61983 -> remotePort 33175
[18:13:12.297] Forwarding server listening on port 61987
[18:13:12.298] Waiting for ssh tunnel to be ready
[18:13:12.299] [Forwarding server port 61987] Got connection 0
[18:13:12.299] Tunneled port 33175 to local port 61987
[18:13:12.300] Resolved "ssh-remote+10.1.1.29" to "port 61987"
[18:13:12.300] Resolving exec server at port 61987
[18:13:12.302] [Forwarding server port 61987] Got connection 1
[18:13:12.330] Exec server for ssh-remote+10.1.1.29 created and cached
[18:13:12.330] No hints found in the recent session.
[18:13:12.332] Opening exec server for ssh-remote+10.1.1.29
[18:13:12.333] Found relevant configuration for host 10.1.1.29 in JSON data
[18:13:12.333] Verified and reusing cached exec server for ssh-remote+10.1.1.29
[18:13:12.334] No hints found in the recent session.
[18:16:12.292] "install" terminal received data: " "
[18:19:12.290] "install" terminal received data: " "
[18:22:12.288] "install" terminal received data: " "
[18:25:12.286] "install" terminal received data: " "

VS Code version: Code 1.98.0 (6609ac3d66f4eade5cf376d1cb76f13985724bcb, 2025-03-04T21:06:18.612Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Modes: Restricted
Connection to 'SSH: 10.1.1.29' could not be established  Got bad result from install script

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core Processor (24 x 3693)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	63.91GB (48.29GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id fb48d1a5-7077-47bb-a2a6-b1abb6e6cabb
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Connection to 'SSH: 10.1.1.29' could not be established Got bad result from install script

Extensions: none

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[f1ynnzhan9]

Try downgrading to version 1.97.2. It works for me.

[TLCFEM]

Run into the same problem. Has to downgrade to 1.97.2 ATM.

[OpportunityLiu]

As a workaround, connect to the server and run code work_dir to open a new vscode.

[digwa-ing]

Try downgrading to version 1.97.2. It works for me.

Thank you, @f1ynn-zhan9 and @TLCFEM! Downgrading to version 1.97.2 did the trick for me. I wish I had known this earlier—it would have saved me a lot of time. Unfortunately, the update coincided with a disk-full event, which made it even harder to pinpoint the real issue.

[Mahmoud-Elbahnasawy]

I had the same issue and downgrading to 1.97.2 solved it for me

[BlackedProxy]

Thanks man!

[edjia]

As a workaround, connect to the server and run code work_dir to open a new vscode.

same problem, this solution saves me a lot of time.

[raccoon-mh]

1.97 solved it for me

https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_97

[avtonoy]

Downgrading to 1.97.2 resolves that issue temporary:

winget install --id=Microsoft.VisualStudioCode -v "1.97.2" -e --force

[joshspicer]

Thanks folks for the details, looking into it this morning. Tracking in the remote-release issue

/duplicate https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-remote-release/issues/10758

[vs-code-engineering[bot]]

Thanks for creating this issue! We figured it's covering the same as another one we already have. Thus, we closed this one as a duplicate. You can search for similar existing issues. See also our issue reporting guidelines.

Happy Coding!

[syagawa]

downgrade https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_97, solved

[adamgreenough]

Not too sure on reason but wanted to chime in as another voice that the latest VS Code update broke my workflow here with the same error and Insiders fixed it.

[digwa-ing]

@joshspicer I noticed my issue was reported before the one you referenced as the original. Shouldn't this one be considered the original instead? Best regards. And happy coding.

[Elyelx]

I've encountered a similar issue, and setting the following in the settings.json file worked for me: "terminal.integrated.windowsUseConptyDll": false

Credit goes to @deepak1556 for sharing this solution in another discussion. It resolved the problem for me on VS Code version 1.98.1. Hopefully, it helps here as well!