diff --git a/base/ConvertFrom-TimeSpan.ps1 b/base/ConvertFrom-TimeSpan.ps1
index 1c10416..4656b53 100644
--- a/base/ConvertFrom-TimeSpan.ps1
+++ b/base/ConvertFrom-TimeSpan.ps1
@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
-param([TimeSpan]$TimeSpan, [switch]$NoSeconds)
-$local:out = [string]::Empty
-if( $TimeSpan.Days ) {
-    $out = "$($TimeSpan.Days)d "
-}
-if( $out -or $TimeSpan.Hours ) {
-    $out += "$($TimeSpan.Hours)h "
-}
-if( $out -or $TimeSpan.Minutes -or ($NoSeconds -and -not $out) ) {
-    $out += "$($TimeSpan.Minutes)m "
-}
-if( -not $NoSeconds -and ($TimeSpan.Seconds -or -not $out) ) {
-    $out += "$($TimeSpan.Seconds)s"
-}
-$out.Trim();
+[CmdletBinding()]param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory,ValueFromPipeline,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)]
+    [Alias("Elapsed")]
+    [TimeSpan]$TimeSpan,
+    [switch]$NoSeconds
+)
+process {
+    foreach( $local:ts in $TimeSpan ) {
+        $local:out = [string]::Empty
+        if( $ts.Days ) {
+            $out = "$($ts.Days)d "
+        }
+        if( $out -or $ts.Hours ) {
+            $out += "$($ts.Hours)h "
+        }
+        if( $out -or $ts.Minutes -or ($NoSeconds -and -not $out) ) {
+            $out += "$($ts.Minutes)m "
+        }
+        if( -not $NoSeconds -and ($ts.Seconds -or -not $out) ) {
+            $out += "$($ts.Seconds)s"
+        }
+        $out.Trim();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scoop/profile.d/smart-refresh-on-startup.ps1 b/scoop/profile.d/smart-refresh-on-startup.ps1
index 4c90375..8e30394 100644
--- a/scoop/profile.d/smart-refresh-on-startup.ps1
+++ b/scoop/profile.d/smart-refresh-on-startup.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 scoop autocomplete-on
 
 if( Test-Path (Join-Path $env:SCOOP last-scoop-refresh.clixml) ) {
-    scoop refresh
+    if($Host.Name -ne 'Visual Studio Code Host' ) {
+        scoop refresh
+    }
 } else {
     Write-Warning ("No recorded time for last 'scoop refresh', to remedy, run 'scoop refresh' at least once manually." +
     "`nIf the issue still persists, please run 'scoop alias-update' to update to latest refresh code, and try again.")