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…there is recently added builtin setting for delayed auto-update, `extensions.autoUpdateDelay`, see https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/316867 and https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/321039

comment by darkwi11ow · 2026-10-30 · in Backdoor in Claude Code for VS Code extension on the Cursor Marketplace

It shouldn't. Be as close as AGI we are (/s), this issue from 2018 is still open: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/52116 I don't know what we are doing.

comment by fg137 · 2026-10-30 · in Backdoor in Claude Code for VS Code extension on the Cursor Marketplace

…nothing like what it does and instead have a more "modern" UI. But, would it be an improvement? [1] https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/519

comment by potamic · 2026-10-16 · in Modernizing the VS Code UI

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VSCode, granular control over Copilot changes

story by juanpabloaj · 2026-10-14 · 0 comments

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VSCode silently switches to Microsoft models, ignoring BYO agent configuration

story by apatheticonion · 2026-10-09 · 1 comment

The following issue has a good number of screenshots in various comments: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/325240?timeline_p...

comment by layer8 · 2026-09-25 · in Bug: Border radius has infected VSCode editor

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Bug: Border radius has infected VSCode editor

story by 2Ucoder · 2026-09-25 · 53 comments

…the context by pressing F1 and then selecting "Developer: Show Chat Debug View" in VS Code ( https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Copilot-Issues ) and marvel at all the garbage that is in there.

comment by gpugreg · 2026-09-14 · in Notes on gotchas while migrating 35kb preprompts from Opus to self-hosted Ollama

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OpenCode Go cuts off usage in VSCode with one days notice

story by literallyroy · 2026-09-12 · 0 comments

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Extension 'ms-VSCode-remote.remote-SSH' CANNOT use API proposal

story by themostunique · 2026-08-26 · 0 comments

…for it just made me lmao more each and every year. someone dropped a cake on its tenth birthday https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/519#issuecomment-...

comment by trueno · 2026-08-05 · in Keyv and friends compromised in active Shai-Hulud supply chain attack

…in an attempt to help filter that out in model training. Controversial default to say the least. https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/310226

comment by bel8 · 2026-06-24 · in GitHub Is Becoming a Giant AI Code Dump

…when opening notebooks in web VSCode and not allowing trusted publisher to be skipped by commands ( https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/319705 ). That's probably one of the fastest responses I've seen from a vendor.

comment by ammar2 · 2026-06-03 · in 1-Click GitHub Token Stealing via a VSCode Bug

One can (maybe, probably) disable copilot completely in vscode: chat.disableAIFeatures https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/309947 I am considering pinning whatever the earliest version in which this setting was introduced. I can't…

comment by matltc · 2026-06-03 · in AI Doesn't Have ROI

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VSCode fires up screen recording

story by dxdxdt · 2026-05-28 · 0 comments

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VSCode Feature Request: Permissions, Sandboxing and Update Management (2018)

story by airstrike · 2026-05-22 · 0 comments

…time to ask for VSCode Sadbox. I do not understand how Microsoft is not putting it up in priority. https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/52116

comment by jakemm · 2026-05-21 · in GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension

Well, it certainly wasn't for lack of warning about the glaring risks... https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/52116

comment by guiambros · 2026-05-21 · in GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension

Not holding my breath. This issue has been open since 2018 https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/52116

comment by fg137 · 2026-05-20 · in GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension

…but apparently Microsoft has put way more effort into their Copilot slop than security. [0] https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/52116 [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42979994 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46855527

comment by fg137 · 2026-05-20 · in GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension

…that, where a theme should only have permission to change visual attributes of VsCode. upvote here: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/52116#issuecommen... VsCode and other IDEs have basically no permission system (spoiler alert:…

comment by mentalgear · 2026-05-20 · in GitHub is investigating unauthorized access to their internal repositories

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VS Code: different themes for different filetypes

story by tosh · 2026-05-19 · 0 comments

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Ask HN: VSCode users what do you think about this

story by cfunderburg · 2026-05-18 · 1 comment

…loop, does that show up in frequency of commits then?) to measure it and see if it's running 10x? https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/graphs/contributors?from...

comment by CraigJPerry · 2026-05-09 · in Mythical Man Month

So freaking weird. Is it normal at MS for Product Managers to push code? wtf Original PR: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/310226

comment by netule · 2026-05-06 · in Update on "Co-authored-by: Copilot" in commit messages

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Update on "Co-authored-by: Copilot" in commit messages

story by extesy · 2026-05-06 · 66 comments

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Update on "Co-Authored-By: Copilot" in Commit Messages – Issue #314311

story by birdculture · 2026-05-05 · 0 comments

FYI - we have posted update on the subject with more details, links and analysis here: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/314311 Hopefully this answers some more of the questions raised here. It also incorporates a lot of feedback…

comment by dmitriv · 2026-05-05 · in VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

now it is not default https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/313931

comment by cvsnraju · 2026-05-03 · in VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

they fixed default behaviour https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/313931

comment by cvsnraju · 2026-05-03 · in VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

Agreed, fixed disableAiFeatures in my PR: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/313931 Will work on making it better later.

comment by dmitriv · 2026-05-03 · in VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

Sorry about that, it's being reverted: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/313931

comment by dmitriv · 2026-05-03 · in VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

Switched back to opt-in here: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/313931

comment by dmitriv · 2026-05-03 · in VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

Thanks. Done here: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/313931

comment by dmitriv · 2026-05-03 · in VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

Here you go: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/313931

comment by dmitriv · 2026-05-03 · in GitHub Copilot silently inserts itself as a co-author

Author is absolutely from Microsoft https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/310226 https://github.com/cwebster-99

comment by beardbandit · 2026-05-03 · in VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

…a simple UI to clear "issues" pane, instead blaming plugin authors for not 'owning' the content. https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/66982 Microsoft hasn't cared about the actual users of VSCode for a very long time.

comment by jagged-chisel · 2026-05-03 · in VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

…HN article makes it look seemingly like the revert is due to negative PR opposed to a mistake. [0] https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/313725/commits/1e70...

comment by jamesbfb · 2026-05-03 · in VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

We got a positive response just before "microsoft locked as spam": https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/310226#event-251003...

comment by jagged-chisel · 2026-05-03 · in VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

Looks like it comes into play for telemetry and here in actual commits: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/4e312e3c3a18d13c26d...

comment by djoldman · 2026-05-02 · in VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

FYI, they changed the default of 'git.addAICoAuthor' to 'chatAndAgent' afterwards: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/312880 So it was 'off' -> 'on' -> 'chatAndAgent'

comment by MaKey · 2026-05-02 · in VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

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VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

story by indrora · 2026-05-02 · 850 comments

PR submitted: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/313725

comment by typed-sigterm · 2026-05-01 · in GitHub Copilot silently inserts itself as a co-author

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GitHub Copilot Pro+ not allowing Claude Opus 4.6

story by vikrantrathore · 2026-04-21 · 1 comment

It’s already getting hate: [1]: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/304953 [2]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79914612/how-can-i-resto...

comment by fastily · 2026-03-27 · in New VSCode Default Themes

Looks like it's "Show Base" under the top-level "..." menu when working on a merge conflict https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/155277#issuecomme...

comment by ramchip · 2026-03-22 · in The future of version control

Well, one way to boost this command to fame is to open an issue on the repo and crash out.[0] [0] https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/32405

comment by ljm · 2026-02-23 · in The JavaScript Oxidation Compiler

…by itself at some point. I'll see if I can find it edit: VSCode bug states this more clearly https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/95745

comment by int0x29 · 2026-02-15 · in I fixed Windows native development

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Billing can be bypassed using a combo of subagents with an agent definition

story by napolux · 2026-02-08 · 122 comments

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MS makes all models incl. Opus 4.5 free! (Kinda... via a bad Copilot bug)

story by FlowStateHax · 2026-02-03 · 1 comment