Extension will not load: unable to fetch status Unexpected token 'G'

[connor-dobbins]

The Tailscale VS Code Extension was working for me last week until I started receiving this error message:

unable to fetch status Unexpected token 'G', "Get "http:"... is not valid JSON Source:Tailscale

It pops up on the corner of the VSCode window. I tried checked my Tailscale Connection and it was on and connected. I am still able to use VSCode to Tailscale SSH to machines. The Tailscale Socket Path is set to the default location. The same issue does not exist on another system and the Tailscale extension loads without issue.

Uninstalled the extension, VS Code, and Tailscale. Then reinstalled one by one and the same issue persisted.

Current System:
Windows 11 Enterprise 23H3
VS Code version 1.92.2
Tailscale version 1.72.0
Tailscale Extension version 1.0.0