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diff --git a/‎src/client/common/utils/multiStepInput.ts
Lines changed: 8 additions & 2 deletions b/‎src/client/common/utils/multiStepInput.ts
Lines changed: 8 additions & 2 deletions
diff --git a/‎src/client/interpreter/autoSelection/index.ts
Lines changed: 12 additions & 1 deletion b/‎src/client/interpreter/autoSelection/index.ts
Lines changed: 12 additions & 1 deletion
diff --git a/‎src/client/interpreter/configuration/interpreterSelector/commands/setInterpreter.ts
Lines changed: 7 additions & 4 deletions b/‎src/client/interpreter/configuration/interpreterSelector/commands/setInterpreter.ts
Lines changed: 7 additions & 4 deletions
diff --git a/‎src/client/pythonEnvironments/base/locators/composite/envsCollectionService.ts
Lines changed: 2 additions & 2 deletions b/‎src/client/pythonEnvironments/base/locators/composite/envsCollectionService.ts
Lines changed: 2 additions & 2 deletions
diff --git a/‎src/test/configuration/interpreterSelector/commands/setInterpreter.unit.test.ts
Lines changed: 25 additions & 6 deletions b/‎src/test/configuration/interpreterSelector/commands/setInterpreter.unit.test.ts
Lines changed: 25 additions & 6 deletions
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export interface IQuickPickParameters<T extends QuickPickItem, E = any> {
     totalSteps?: number;
     canGoBack?: boolean;
     items: T[];
-    activeItem?: T | Promise<T>;
+    activeItem?: T | ((quickPick: QuickPick<T>) => Promise<T>);
     placeholder: string | undefined;
     customButtonSetups?: QuickInputButtonSetup[];
     matchOnDescription?: boolean;
@@ -156,7 +156,13 @@ export class MultiStepInput<S> implements IMultiStepInput<S> {
             initialize(input);
         }
         if (activeItem) {
-            input.activeItems = [await activeItem];
+            if (typeof activeItem === 'function') {
+                activeItem(input).then((item) => {
+                    if (input.activeItems.length === 0) {
+                        input.activeItems = [item];
+                    }
+                });
+            }
         } else {
             input.activeItems = [];
         }
 
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ export class InterpreterAutoSelectionService implements IInterpreterAutoSelectio
         return this.stateFactory.createWorkspacePersistentState(key, undefined);
     }
 
+    private getAutoSelectionQueriedOnceState(): IPersistentState<boolean | undefined> {
+        const key = `autoSelectionInterpretersQueriedOnce`;
+        return this.stateFactory.createWorkspacePersistentState(key, undefined);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Auto-selection logic:
      * 1. If there are cached interpreters (not the first session in this workspace)
@@ -200,7 +205,12 @@ export class InterpreterAutoSelectionService implements IInterpreterAutoSelectio
             });
         }
 
-        await this.interpreterService.refreshPromise;
+        const globalQueriedState = this.getAutoSelectionQueriedOnceState();
+        if (!globalQueriedState.value) {
+            // Global interpreters are loaded the first time an extension loads, after which we don't need to
+            // wait on global interpreter promise refresh.
+            await this.interpreterService.refreshPromise;
+        }
         const interpreters = this.interpreterService.getInterpreters(resource);
         const workspaceUri = this.interpreterHelper.getActiveWorkspaceUri(resource);
 
@@ -215,6 +225,7 @@ export class InterpreterAutoSelectionService implements IInterpreterAutoSelectio
         }
 
         queriedState.updateValue(true);
+        globalQueriedState.updateValue(true);
 
         this.didAutoSelectedInterpreterEmitter.fire();
     }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import { BaseInterpreterSelectorCommand } from './base';
 const untildify = require('untildify');
 
 export type InterpreterStateArgs = { path?: string; workspace: Resource };
-type QuickPickType = IInterpreterQuickPickItem | ISpecialQuickPickItem | QuickPickItem;
+export type QuickPickType = IInterpreterQuickPickItem | ISpecialQuickPickItem | QuickPickItem;
 
 function isInterpreterQuickPickItem<
B41A
/span>(item: QuickPickType): item is IInterpreterQuickPickItem {
     return 'interpreter' in item;
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export class SetInterpreterCommand extends BaseInterpreterSelectorCommand implem
             items: suggestions,
             sortByLabel: !preserveOrderWhenFiltering,
             keepScrollPosition: true,
-            activeItem: this.getActiveItem(state.workspace, suggestions), // Use a promise here to ensure quickpick is initialized synchronously.
+            activeItem: (quickPick) => this.getActiveItem(state.workspace, quickPick), // Use a promise here to ensure quickpick is initialized synchronously.
             matchOnDetail: true,
             matchOnDescription: true,
             title,
@@ -277,8 +277,9 @@ export class SetInterpreterCommand extends BaseInterpreterSelectorCommand implem
         return getGroupedQuickPickItems(items, recommended, workspaceFolder?.uri.fsPath);
     }
 
-    private async getActiveItem(resource: Resource, suggestions: QuickPickType[]) {
+    private async getActiveItem(resource: Resource, quickPick: QuickPick<QuickPickType>) {
         const interpreter = await this.interpreterService.getActiveInterpreter(resource);
+        const suggestions = quickPick.items;
         const activeInterpreterItem = suggestions.find(
             (i) => isInterpreterQuickPickItem(i) && i.interpreter.id === interpreter?.id,
         );
@@ -339,7 +340,9 @@ export class SetInterpreterCommand extends BaseInterpreterSelectorCommand implem
                   return false;
               })
             : undefined;
-        quickPick.activeItems = activeItem ? [activeItem] : [];
+        if (activeItem) {
+            quickPick.activeItems = [activeItem];
+        }
     }
 
     /**
 
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ export class EnvsCollectionService extends PythonEnvsWatcher<PythonEnvCollection
                 // Do not trigger another refresh if a refresh has previously finished.
                 return Promise.resolve();
             }
-            refreshPromise = this.startRefresh(query);
+            refreshPromise = this.startRefresh(query).then(() => this.sendTelemetry(query, stopWatch));
         }
-        return refreshPromise.then(() => this.sendTelemetry(query, stopWatch));
+        return refreshPromise;
     }
 
     private startRefresh(query: PythonLocatorQuery | undefined): Promise<void> {
 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {
 import {
     EnvGroups,
     InterpreterStateArgs,
+    QuickPickType,
     SetInterpreterCommand,
 } from '../../../../client/interpreter/configuration/interpreterSelector/commands/setInterpreter';
 import {
@@ -265,8 +266,14 @@ suite('Set Interpreter Command', () => {
             delete actualParameters!.initialize;
             delete actualParameters!.customButtonSetups;
             delete actualParameters!.onChangeItem;
-            const activeItem = await actualParameters!.activeItem;
-            assert.deepStrictEqual(activeItem, recommended);
             if (typeof actualParameters!.activeItem === 'function') {
+                const activeItem = await actualParameters!.activeItem(({ items: suggestions } as unknown) as QuickPick<
+                    QuickPickType
+                >);
+                assert.deepStrictEqual(activeItem, recommended);
+            } else {
+                assert(false, 'Not a function');
+            }
             delete actualParameters!.activeItem;
             assert.deepStrictEqual(actualParameters, expectedParameters, 'Params not equal');
         });
@@ -308,8 +315,14 @@ suite('Set Interpreter Command', () => {
             delete actualParameters!.initialize;
             delete actualParameters!.customButtonSetups;
             delete actualParameters!.onChangeItem;
-            const activeItem = await actualParameters!.activeItem;
-            assert.deepStrictEqual(activeItem, noPythonInstalled);
+            if (typeof actualParameters!.activeItem === 'function') {
+                const activeItem = await actualParameters!.activeItem(({ items: suggestions } as unknown) as QuickPick<
+                    QuickPickType
+                >);
+                assert.deepStrictEqual(activeItem, noPythonInstalled);
+            } else {
+                assert(false, 'Not a function');
+            }
             delete actualParameters!.activeItem;
             assert.deepStrictEqual(actualParameters, expectedParameters, 'Params not equal');
         });
@@ -666,8 +679,14 @@ suite('Set Interpreter Command', () => {
             delete actualParameters!.initialize;
             delete actualParameters!.customButtonSetups;
             delete actualParameters!.onChangeItem;
-            const activeItem = await actualParameters!.activeItem;
-            assert.deepStrictEqual(activeItem, recommended);
+            if (typeof actualParameters!.activeItem === 'function') {
+                const activeItem = await actualParameters!.activeItem(({ items: suggestions } as unknown) as QuickPick<
+                    QuickPickType
+                >);
+                assert.deepStrictEqual(activeItem, recommended);
+            } else {
+                assert(false, 'Not a function');
+            }
             delete actualParameters!.activeItem;
 
             assert.deepStrictEqual(actualParameters, expectedParameters, 'Params not equal');