When attempting to run a query "Executing Query" is show in the statusbar but the actual query does not run

[mkey]

• MSSQL Extension Version: v1.16.0
• VSCode Version: 1.70.2
• OS Version: Windows 10 Pro, Version 10.0.19044 Build 19044

Steps to Reproduce:

1. I connect to various databases all day long, mostly in Azure
2. I execute the query and can see this in the status bar on the below right-hand side:

But the query does not appear to have been sent to the SQL server, the query stop button is not there on the top right-hand side:

This can get stuck for minutes at a time (=quite annoying especially when one is very busy). Typically, after a few minutes, it will just run the query and you get back the result. Sometimes it will get unstuck if I disconnect and reconnect the VPN, but usually, I just restart VSC and hope it will let me proceed.

Notes:

• I could be working on various dbs just fine for hours and then it starts running into this problem
• in DBeaver I can typically run the same query on the same server without issues while this is going on in VSC
• I am using the company VPN, there are two options. When this starts happening, either one of them gives pretty much the same results
• power cycling my router does not seem to help the issue. I'm connecting over wireless. I tried connecting also over the hotspot over my mobile. Generally, I would say my connection is of sufficient quality.

My working theory is that there might be some lag in the connection that is making VSC/MSSQL extension go bonkers from time to time, while other applications (DBeaver, a node script I wrote using node mssql library) are not affected by the same.

My installed extensions:

More details on VSC:

Thanks for your time, Marko

[mkey]

A quick addendum: this has been going on and off for a while now. I have been using VSC/MSSQL for maybe a year and this has been with me. I'd mostly like to understand if this is related to my environment and how to confirm if so.

[mkey]

After more testing, I can confirm that by restarting VSC the issue will go away, at least temporarily.