intellisense_client::shutdown stuck in infinite loop in Microsoft.VSCode.CPP.Extension.exe

[sean-mcmanus]

If you notice CPU usage stuck at 100% and intellisense_client::shutdown in on the call stack we have a fix for that.

I'm not sure how common this is because I've never reproed it (a user sent us a dmp). UPDATE: I reproed it later on (unknown steps).

[bobbrow]

The workaround is to disable recursive includes for your folder.

You can do this by running the "Edit Configurations..." command and removing the /** from the entry in the includePath.

[bobbrow]

If your workspace folder does not have a c_cpp_properties.json in the .vscode folder, then you can also work around this issue by adding "C_Cpp.default.includePath": [ "${workspaceFolder}" ] to your settings.