Download this extension from the Visual Studio Marketplace or get the CI build.
Shows the Visual Studio Service Status icon at the status bar, making it easy to see if a service you rely on is having issues.
Hovering the icon shows the status in a tooltip.
Clicking the icon will open a context-menu that gives you an option to refresh, or to open the Visual Studio Service Status page in your default browser.
If you enjoy using the extension, please give it a ★★★★★ rating on the Visual Studio Marketplace.
Should you encounter bugs or if you have feature requests, head on over to the GitHub repo to open an issue if one doesn't already exist.
Pull requests are also very welcome, since I can't always get around to fixing all bugs myself. This is a personal passion project, so my time is limited.
Another way to help out is to sponsor me on GitHub.