diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/2996.md b/news/2 Fixes/2996.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4b0461144f78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2 Fixes/2996.md	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update version of `vscode-extension-telemetry` to resolve issue with regards to spawning of numerous `powershell` processes.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3741f60c5eb1..73d3ff9dd38c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -524,9 +524,9 @@
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-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/applicationinsights/-/applicationinsights-1.0.5.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-T6V4ZyhikGKnuqYGbNz1q5+ORROutUp58UqfLLwHH+X1RkcnEU+gW15kIKWJ8zqGWbilhn6bONJa+T5en642mg==",
+            "version": "1.0.6",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/applicationinsights/-/applicationinsights-1.0.6.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-VQT3kBpJVPw5fCO5n+WUeSx0VHjxFtD7znYbILBlVgOS9/cMDuGFmV2Br3ObzFyZUDGNbEfW36fD1y2/vAiCKw==",
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@@ -2897,8 +2897,7 @@
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                     "bundled": true,
-                    "dev": true,
-                    "optional": true
+                    "dev": true
                 },
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                     "version": "1.2.0",
@@ -2919,14 +2918,12 @@
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                     "bundled": true,
-                    "dev": true,
-                    "optional": true
+                    "dev": true
                 },
                 "brace-expansion": {
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                     "bundled": true,
                     "dev": true,
-                    "optional": true,
                     "requires": {
                         "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
                         "concat-map": "0.0.1"
@@ -2941,20 +2938,17 @@
                 "code-point-at": {
                     "version": "1.1.0",
                     "bundled": true,
-                    "dev": true,
-                    "optional": true
+                    "dev": true
                 },
                 "concat-map": {
                     "version": "0.0.1",
                     "bundled": true,
-                    "dev": true,
-                    "optional": true
+                    "dev": true
                 },
                 "console-control-strings": {
                     "version": "1.1.0",
                     "bundled": true,
-                    "dev": true,
-                    "optional": true
+                    "dev": true
                 },
                 "core-util-is": {
                     "version": "1.0.2",
@@ -3071,8 +3065,7 @@
                 "inherits": {
                     "version": "2.0.3",
                     "bundled": true,
-                    "dev": true,
-                    "optional": true
+                    "dev": true
                 },
                 "ini": {
                     "version": "1.3.5",
@@ -3084,7 +3077,6 @@
                     "version": "1.0.0",
                     "bundled": true,
                     "dev": true,
-                    "optional": true,
                     "requires": {
                         "number-is-nan": "^1.0.0"
                     }
@@ -3099,7 +3091,6 @@
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                     "bundled": true,
                     "dev": true,
-                    "optional": true,
                     "requires": {
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@@ -3113,7 +3104,6 @@
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                     "dev": true,
-                    "optional": true,
                     "requires": {
                         "safe-buffer": "^5.1.1",
                         "yallist": "^3.0.0"
@@ -3212,8 +3202,7 @@
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                     "bundled": true,
-                    "dev": true,
-                    "optional": true
+                    "dev": true
                 },
                 "object-assign": {
                     "version": "4.1.1",
@@ -3225,7 +3214,6 @@
                     "version": "1.4.0",
                     "bundled": true,
                     "dev": true,
-                    "optional": true,
                     "requires": {
                         "wrappy": "1"
                     }
@@ -3311,8 +3299,7 @@
                 "safe-buffer": {
                     "version": "5.1.1",
                     "bundled": true,
-                    "dev": true,
-                    "optional": true
+                    "dev": true
                 },
                 "safer-buffer": {
                     "version": "2.1.2",
@@ -3348,7 +3335,6 @@
                     "version": "1.0.2",
                     "bundled": true,
                     "dev": true,
-                    "optional": true,
                     "requires": {
                         "code-point-at": "^1.0.0",
                         "is-fullwidth-code-point": "^1.0.0",
@@ -3368,7 +3354,6 @@
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                     "bundled": true,
                     "dev": true,
-                    "optional": true,
                     "requires": {
                         "ansi-regex": "^2.0.0"
                     }
@@ -3412,14 +3397,12 @@
                 "wrappy": {
                     "version": "1.0.2",
                     "bundled": true,
-                    "dev": true,
-                    "optional": true
+                    "dev": true
                 },
                 "yallist": {
                     "version": "3.0.2",
                     "bundled": true,
-                    "dev": true,
-                    "optional": true
+                    "dev": true
                 }
             }
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@@ -9978,11 +9961,11 @@
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         },
         "vscode-extension-telemetry": {
-            "version": "0.0.22",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-extension-telemetry/-/vscode-extension-telemetry-0.0.22.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-6/xT3UG6nPcNbBT29RPRJ6uRplI0l1m5ZBX9VXV3XGWrINDvWw2Nk/84xMeWDF1zI1YoPCcjeD0u4gH2OIsrcA==",
+            "version": "0.1.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-extension-telemetry/-/vscode-extension-telemetry-0.1.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-WVCnP+uLxlqB6UD98yQNV47mR5Rf79LFxpuZhSPhEf0Sb4tPZed3a63n003/dchhOwyCTCBuNN4n8XKJkLEI1Q==",
             "requires": {
-                "applicationinsights": "1.0.5"
+                "applicationinsights": "1.0.6"
             }
         },
         "vscode-jsonrpc": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fa0c3063bed0..4686a90e2c74 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@
                             "FLASK_APP": "app.py",
                             "FLASK_ENV": "development",
                             "FLASK_DEBUG": "1"
-                    },
+                        },
                         "args": [
                             "run"
                         ],
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@
         "untildify": "^3.0.2",
         "vscode-debugadapter": "^1.28.0",
         "vscode-debugprotocol": "^1.28.0",
-        "vscode-extension-telemetry": "^0.0.22",
+        "vscode-extension-telemetry": "^0.1.0",
         "vscode-languageclient": "^4.4.0",
         "vscode-languageserver": "^4.4.0",
         "vscode-languageserver-protocol": "^3.10.3",