Yesterday I downloaded the last version of VS Code and installed it.
When I launched it, at first, it seems to work fine, I went directly to the extension sections
I had same problem in windows 7,have resolved by following above 2 steps:
1.Right-click on VS Code Shortcut -> go to properties -> add --disable-gpu to Target:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" --disable-gpu
2.setting the compatibility with windows 7 in VsCODE shortcut properties.