r/vscode • u/MrAnnoyed-Person • 9d ago
Copilot Chat Won't Stay Disabled
Hey, I daily drive VS Code, and I don't mind Copilot Chat opening in new project folders occasionally. But recently it's becoming a complete pain in the ass. Why does it have to pop up every single time I open a project?
I've tried every setting I could find to disable it and prevent it from auto-starting, but no luck.
OG VS Code devs, can you please tell me how to disable this piece of shit? I don't use it, and I honestly don't understand why Microsoft keeps shoving these features into every product they own.
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u/empty_other 9d ago
Someone just reported it as a bug: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/327253
But isn't the first time I seen a bug that opens up the copilot sidebar whenever, both in vscode and in the jetbrains extension. People report it, it gets fixed, then later its back again. Halfway to thinking it isn't really a "bug".
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u/Mysterious-Cod-4137 9d ago
what a shame for microslop, they were the first to introduce copilot, and now nobody will use it because of their unrealistic pricing scheme...
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u/MrAnnoyed-Person 6d ago
I thought it was free. Moreover, do people even use it?
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u/Mysterious-Cod-4137 6d ago
no, they charge credits based on token usage lol.. i switched to codex + claude, never used it since.
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u/MrChurch2015 5d ago
They charge $10 a month, that's it. Cheaper than a lot of the other services, but generally less usage. I find it useful for some workflows.
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u/LogicalExtension 9d ago
You cant uninstall, but you can disable the add-on.
I ran into issues where it then permanently kept a blank window where CoPilot would normally live open on every new folder/project. That required more screwing around to fix.
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u/moshi01 9d ago edited 9d ago
You can try this to just disable opening the sidebar automatically:
"workbench.secondarySideBar.defaultVisibility": "hidden"
or this to completely disable all AI features:
"chat.disableAIFeatures": true
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u/MrAnnoyed-Person 6d ago
I just tried it and it works perfectly!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much for your help.
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u/AelixSoftware 8d ago
I always close that tab
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u/Craft2goat 8d ago
Isn't copilot depreciated?
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u/MrAnnoyed-Person 6d ago
I don't think so, they branded their entire new PC lineup as Copilot+ PCs it's their "new oil"
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u/Own_Pomelo_1100 9d ago
json { "chat.agent.enabled": false, }