hand on Paste text in a js, ts, jsx, tsx file

[koroman17]

Type: Bug

Copy a text in a js, ts, jsx, tsx file
Paste that text in a js, ts, jsx, tsx file
a spinner keeps running paste handlers, cancel...
Can be fixed by disabling Paste As

VS Code version: Code 1.97.2 (e54c774, 2025-02-12T23:20:35.343Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Modes:

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H (20 x 2688)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	23.71GB (8.58GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id bb8b3073-1458-4668-a3b4-4ae1b62ec203
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Extensions (19)

Extension	Author (truncated)	Version
react-hooks-snippets	AlD	2.0.0
vscode-tailwindcss	bra	0.14.6
path-intellisense	chr	2.10.0
gitignore	cod	0.9.0
prettier-vscode	esb	11.0.0
copilot	Git	1.272.0
copilot-chat	Git	0.24.1
powershell	ms-	2025.0.0
typescript-explorer	mxs	0.4.2
indent-rainbow	ode	8.3.1
LiveServer	rit	5.7.9
vsfire	tob	1.4.1
lorem-ipsum	Tyr	1.3.1
intellicode-api-usage-examples	Vis	0.2.9
vscodeintellicode	Vis	1.3.2
vscode-icons	vsc	12.11.0
vscode-import-cost	wix	3.3.0
JavaScriptSnippets	xab	1.8.0
pretty-ts-errors	Yoa	0.6.1

(1 theme extensions excluded)

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[mjbvz]

Does this reproduce in the latest VS Code insiders build with all extensions disabled?

[koroman17]

Wow, so it was caused by this extensions mxsdev.typescript-explorer.
Thanks for reaching out.