IntelliSense crash: handle_update_intellisense

Environment

  • OS and Version: Win11 25H2 26200.8037
  • VS Code Version: 1.112
  • C/C++ Extension Version: 1.30.5 and 1.31.2 (pre-release)
  • If using SSH remote, specify OS of remote machine: No

Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce

Bug Summary:

The intellisense crashed with the message of handle_update_intellisense

Configuration and Logs

1.


{
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Win32",
            "includePath": [
                "${workspaceFolder}/**"
            ],
            "defines": [
                "_DEBUG",
                "SPDLOG_USE_STD_FORMAT",
                "WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN"
                // "UNICODE",
                // "_UNICODE"
            ],
            "compilerPath": "C:\\mingw64\\bin\\gcc.exe",
            "cStandard": "c17",
            "cppStandard": "c++20"
        }
    ],
    "version": 4
}


2. 


-------- Diagnostics - 2026/3/21 19:54:09
Version: 1.30.5
Current Configuration:
{
    "name": "Win32",
    "includePath": [
        "c:/Users/<myusername>/Desktop/project/**"
    ],
    "defines": [
        "_DEBUG",
        "SPDLOG_USE_STD_FORMAT",
        "WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN"
    ],
    "compilerPath": "C:\\mingw64\\bin\\gcc.exe",
    "cStandard": "c17",
    "cppStandard": "c++20",
    "compilerPathIsExplicit": true,
    "cStandardIsExplicit": true,
    "cppStandardIsExplicit": true,
    "intelliSenseModeIsExplicit": true,
    "recursiveIncludesReduceIsExplicit": false,
    "recursiveIncludesPriorityIsExplicit": false,
    "recursiveIncludesOrderIsExplicit": false,
    "compilerPathInCppPropertiesJson": "C:\\mingw64\\bin\\gcc.exe",
    "intelliSenseMode": "windows-gcc-x64",
    "mergeConfigurations": false,
    "recursiveIncludes": {},
    "browse": {
        "limitSymbolsToIncludedHeaders": true
    }
}
Modified Settings:
{
    "C_Cpp.default.intelliSenseMode": "windows-gcc-x64"
}
Additional Tracked Settings:
{
    "editorTabSize": 4,
    "editorInsertSpaces": true,
    "editorAutoClosingBrackets": "languageDefined",
    "filesEncoding": "utf8",
    "filesAssociations": {},
    "filesExclude": {
        "**/.git": true,
        "**/.svn": true,
        "**/.hg": true,
        "**/.DS_Store": true,
        "**/Thumbs.db": true
    },
    "filesAutoSaveAfterDelay": true,
    "editorInlayHintsEnabled": true,
    "editorParameterHintsEnabled": true,
    "searchExclude": {
        "**/node_modules": true,
        "**/bower_components": true,
        "**/*.code-search": true
    },
    "workbenchSettingsEditor": "ui"
}
cpptools version (native): 1.30.5.0
Current database path: C:\USERS\<myusername>\APPDATA\LOCAL\MICROSOFT\VSCODE-CPPTOOLS\2C4CA56B3A133CAEB158BBF87C3A7194\.BROWSE.VC.DB
No active translation units.

------- Workspace parsing diagnostics -------
Number of files discovered (not excluded): 4733

log.txt

Other Extensions

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Additional context

I have attached cpptools-srv. firstly not open the file, then attach, then switch to the file. And the debug ends.