What causes VS Code slow startup on low-end PCs?

Extensions, telemetry, heavy themes, file watchers—mostly fixable with json tweaks.

Does disabling VS Code telemetry hurt anything?

Nope, just stops phoning home; core features untouched.

Mostly—watchers and terminal flags shine on Windows, but extensions cull helps everywhere.

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Old laptop? VS Code doesn't have to lag. Here's the no-fluff setup that revived my Ryzen relic.

DevTools Feed Apr 11, 2026 2 min read

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