Clone Repository button is not showing in New Window

[MominRaza]

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: No

• VS Code Version: 1.110.0-insider
• OS Version: Windows 11

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Press Ctrl + Shift + N or in Menu Bar click File -> New window
2. Explorer sidebar first not showing Clone Repository button, then shows it for a second, then hides it again.

20260217-0619-10.3010890.mp4

Output Log for Git

It is showing my other repo details that it should not as I opened a new window without that repo folder.

2026-02-17 12:38:17.545 [info] [main] Log level: Info
2026-02-17 12:38:17.545 [info] [main] Validating found git in: "C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git.exe"
2026-02-17 12:38:17.812 [info] [main] Using git "2.52.0.windows.1" from "C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git.exe"
2026-02-17 12:38:17.812 [info] [Model][doInitialScan] Initial repository scan started
2026-02-17 12:38:17.813 [info] [Model][doInitialScan] Initial repository scan completed - repositories (0), closed repositories (0), parent repositories (0), unsafe repositories (0)
2026-02-17 12:38:18.705 [info] > git rev-parse --show-toplevel [241ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:19.031 [info] > git rev-parse --git-dir --git-common-dir --show-superproject-working-tree [313ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:19.056 [info] [Model][openRepository] Opened repository (path): c:\Users\username\Work\repo-name
2026-02-17 12:38:19.056 [info] [Model][openRepository] Opened repository (real path): c:\Users\username\Work\repo-name
2026-02-17 12:38:19.056 [info] [Model][openRepository] Opened repository (kind): repository
2026-02-17 12:38:19.356 [info] > git config --get commit.template [285ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:19.573 [info] > git for-each-ref --format=%(refname)%00%(upstream:short)%00%(objectname)%00%(upstream:track)%00%(upstream:remotename)%00%(upstream:remoteref) --ignore-case refs/heads/gitbutler/workspace refs/remotes/gitbutler/workspace [485ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:20.095 [info] > git status -z -uall [509ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:20.346 [info] > git for-each-ref --sort -committerdate --format %(refname)%00%(objectname)%00%(*objectname) [743ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:20.616 [info] > git config --local -l [255ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:20.659 [info] > git config --get commit.template [249ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:20.829 [info] > git for-each-ref --format=%(refname)%00%(upstream:short)%00%(objectname)%00%(upstream:track)%00%(upstream:remotename)%00%(upstream:remoteref) --ignore-case refs/heads/gitbutler/workspace refs/remotes/gitbutler/workspace [432ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:20.843 [info] > git diff --shortstat --cached -- nxsrc/.oxfmtrc.json [457ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:20.857 [info] > git diff --shortstat --cached -- nxsrc/.oxfmtrc.json [483ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:20.871 [info] > git for-each-ref --format=%(refname)%00%(upstream:short)%00%(objectname)%00%(upstream:track)%00%(upstream:remotename)%00%(upstream:remoteref) --ignore-case refs/heads/gitbutler/workspace refs/remotes/gitbutler/workspace [445ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:21.166 [info] > git config --get --local branch.gitbutler/workspace.vscode-merge-base [324ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:21.240 [info] > git config --local -l [270ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:21.276 [info] > git config --local -l [291ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:21.280 [info] > git config --local -l [283ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:21.298 [info] > git config --local -l [287ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:21.321 [info] > git config --local -l [288ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:21.471 [info] > git diff --shortstat --cached -- nxsrc/apps/app-name/src/app/product/component-name.component.ts [601ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:21.481 [info] > git diff --shortstat --cached -- nxsrc/apps/app-name/src/app/product/component-name.component.ts [624ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:21.535 [info] > git status -z -uall [654ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:21.575 [info] > git config --get --local branch.gitbutler/workspace.remote [240ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:21.576 [warning] [Git][config] git config failed: Failed to execute git
2026-02-17 12:38:21.610 [info] > git for-each-ref --format=%(refname)%00%(upstream:short)%00%(objectname)%00%(upstream:track)%00%(upstream:remotename)%00%(upstream:remoteref) --ignore-case refs/heads/origin/develop refs/remotes/origin/develop [424ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:21.747 [info] > git for-each-ref --sort -committerdate --format %(refname)%00%(objectname)%00%(*objectname) [854ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:21.835 [info] > git config --get --local branch.gitbutler/workspace.merge [246ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:21.835 [warning] [Git][config] git config failed: Failed to execute git
2026-02-17 12:38:22.519 [info] > git fetch [3465ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:22.779 [info] > git config --get commit.template [250ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:22.890 [info] > git for-each-ref --format=%(refname)%00%(upstream:short)%00%(objectname)%00%(upstream:track)%00%(upstream:remotename)%00%(upstream:remoteref) --ignore-case refs/heads/gitbutler/workspace refs/remotes/gitbutler/workspace [347ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:23.370 [info] > git status -z -uall [470ms]
2026-02-17 12:38:23.518 [info] > git for-each-ref --sort -committerdate --format %(refname)%00%(objectname)%00%(*objectname) [606ms]

[MominRaza]

Working fine in stable 1.109.4, problem in insiders only and insiders setting sync is enabled with stable.

Steps

1. I open a my same repo in stable
2. Press Ctrl + Shift + N
3. Explorer sidebar shows Clone Repository button in a second.

Output Logs for Git

026-02-17 12:24:57.638 [info] [main] Log level: Info
2026-02-17 12:24:57.638 [info] [main] Validating found git in: "C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git.exe"
2026-02-17 12:24:57.865 [info] [main] Using git "2.52.0.windows.1" from "C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git.exe"
2026-02-17 12:24:57.865 [info] [Model][doInitialScan] Initial repository scan started
2026-02-17 12:24:57.866 [info] [Model][doInitialScan] Initial repository scan completed - repositories (0), closed repositories (0), parent repositories (0), unsafe repositories (0)