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Title: Visual Studio Code FAQ

Open Graph Title: Visual Studio Code FAQ

Description: Visual Studio Code Frequently Asked Questions

Open Graph Description: Visual Studio Code Frequently Asked Questions

Mail addresses
VSMarketplace@microsoft.com

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Links:

Visual Studio Codehttps://code.visualstudio.com/
Features https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq
Agentshttps://code.visualstudio.com/features/agents
Docs https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq
Documentationhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs
APIhttps://code.visualstudio.com/api
FAQhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq
Release Noteshttps://code.visualstudio.com/updates
Bloghttps://code.visualstudio.com/blogs
Learnhttps://code.visualstudio.com/learn
Eventshttps://aka.ms/vscode/live
Resources https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq
Extensionshttps://marketplace.visualstudio.com/VSCode
MCPhttps://code.visualstudio.com/mcp
Download https://code.visualstudio.com/download
Download https://code.visualstudio.com/Download
📼 Rewatch VS Code Live at MS Build 2026https://aka.ms/VSCode/Livestage?source=vsc-website-banner
Overviewhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs
Get Startedhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#getstarted-articles
Overviewhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/overview
Tutorialhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/getting-started
Intro Videoshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/introvideos
Agentshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/overview
Editorhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/core-editor/overview
Source Controlhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#sourcecontrol-articles
Overviewhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/sourcecontrol/overview
Quickstarthttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/sourcecontrol/quickstart
Staging & Committinghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/sourcecontrol/staging-commits
Branches & Worktreeshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/sourcecontrol/branches-worktrees
Repositories & Remoteshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/sourcecontrol/repos-remotes
Merge Conflictshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/sourcecontrol/merge-conflicts
Collaborate on GitHubhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/sourcecontrol/github
Troubleshootinghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/sourcecontrol/troubleshooting
FAQhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/sourcecontrol/faq
Terminalhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#terminal-articles
Get Startedhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/terminal/getting-started
Terminal Basicshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/terminal/basics
Terminal Profileshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/terminal/profiles
Shell Integrationhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/terminal/shell-integration
Appearancehttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/terminal/appearance
Advancedhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/terminal/advanced
Debugging & Testinghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#debugtest-articles
Debugginghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/debugtest/debugging
Debug Configurationhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/debugtest/debugging-configuration
Taskshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/debugtest/tasks
Testinghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/debugtest/testing
Integrated Browserhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/debugtest/integrated-browser
Port Forwardinghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/debugtest/port-forwarding
Guides & Tutorialshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#debugging-guides-articles
Test-Driven Developmenthttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/test-driven-development-guide
Test Web Apps with Browser Toolshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/browser-agent-testing-guide
Enterprisehttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#enterprise-articles
Overviewhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/enterprise/overview
Enterprise Policieshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/enterprise/policies
AI Settingshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/enterprise/ai-settings
Extensionshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/enterprise/extensions
Telemetryhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/enterprise/telemetry
Updateshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/enterprise/updates
Remotehttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#remote-articles
Overviewhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/remote-overview
VS Code for the Webhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/vscode-web
SSHhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/ssh
SSH Tutorialhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/ssh-tutorial
Tunnelshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/tunnels
Dev Containershttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/dev-containers
WSLhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/wsl
WSL Tutorialhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/wsl-tutorial
GitHub Codespaceshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/codespaces
VS Code Serverhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/vscode-server
Linux Prerequisiteshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/linux
Tips and Trickshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/troubleshooting
FAQhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/faq
Advanced Setuphttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#setup-articles
GitHub Copilot Setuphttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/copilot
Linuxhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux
macOShttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/mac
Windowshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/windows
Raspberry Pihttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/raspberry-pi
Networkhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/network
Portable Modehttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/portable
Additional Componentshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/additional-components
Uninstallhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/uninstall
Languages & Runtimeshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/overview
Extension Docshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/extension-docs/overview
reported issues on GitHubhttps://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues
release noteshttps://code.visualstudio.com/updates
announcement blog posthttps://aka.ms/vscode-copilot-oss-blog
first milestone updatehttps://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/06/30/openSourceAIEditorFirstMilestone
GitHub Copilot free planhttps://aka.ms/github-docs-copilot-free
restrictions may applyhttps://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/other-site-policies/github-and-trade-controls#github-copilot
bring your own model keyshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/language-models#_bring-your-own-language-model-key
completed the first stephttps://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/06/30/openSourceAIEditorFirstMilestone
microsoft/vscode-copilot-chathttps://github.com/microsoft/vscode-copilot-chat
plan itemhttps://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/249031
CONTRIBUTING.mdhttps://github.com/microsoft/vscode-copilot-chat/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
microsoft/vscode repohttps://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues
Language Modelhttps://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/vscode-api#lm
Toolshttps://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/vscode-api#LanguageModelChatTool
Shell Executionhttps://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/vscode-api#ShellExecution
telemetry in VS Codehttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/telemetry
GitHub Copilot Trust Centerhttps://copilot.github.trust.page/
telemetry in VS Codehttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/telemetry
GitHub Copilot Trust Centerhttps://copilot.github.trust.page/
Visual Studio IDEhttps://visualstudio.microsoft.com
product licensehttps://code.visualstudio.com/license
Copilot Free planhttps://github.com/github-copilot/signup
Requirements documentationhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/requirements
Setup overviewhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/overview
Windows 7https://learn.microsoft.com/lifecycle/products/windows-7
Windows 8, and Windows 8.1https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/announcements/windows-8-1-end-support-january-2023
version 1.70.3https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_70
support.microsoft.comhttps://support.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7-support-ended-on-january-14-2020-b75d4580-2cc7-895a-2c9c-1466d9a53962
support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201260
web clienthttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/vscode-web
herehttps://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_85
Portable Modehttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/portable
Portable Modehttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/portable
privacy statementhttps://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=528096&clcid=0x409
telemetry documentationhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/telemetry
settinghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/settings
settinghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/settings
privacy statementhttps://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=528096&clcid=0x409
telemetry documentationhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/telemetry
settinghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/settings
our OSS codebasehttps://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/34997
telemetry documentationhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/telemetry
Managing online serviceshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/telemetry#_managing-online-services
Chromiumhttps://www.chromium.org
vscode GitHub repositoryhttps://github.com/microsoft/vscode
issue #60https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/60#issuecomment-161792005
github.com/microsoft/vscodehttps://github.com/microsoft/vscode
MIT licensehttps://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/main/LICENSE.txt
Microsoft product licensehttps://code.visualstudio.com/License/
Visual Studio Code and 'Code - OSS' Differenceshttps://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Differences-between-the-repository-and-Visual-Studio-Code
Microsoft Visual Studio Codehttps://code.visualstudio.com
Microsoft licensedhttps://code.visualstudio.com/License/
'Code - OSS'https://github.com/microsoft/vscode
Visual Studio Code and 'Code - OSS' Differenceshttps://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Differences-between-the-repository-and-Visual-Studio-Code
Wallaby.jshttps://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=WallabyJs.wallaby-vscode
Google Cloud Codehttps://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GoogleCloudTools.cloudcode
VS Code Remote Development extensionshttps://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.vscode-remote-extensionpack
Licensehttps://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csdevkit
Microsoft Extension Licenseshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/oss-extensions
Code - OSS Repositoryhttps://github.com/microsoft/vscode
Terms of Servicehttps://aka.ms/vsmarketplace-ToU
Code - OSS Repositoryhttps://github.com/microsoft/vscode
Marketplace vets every extensionhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/extensions/extension-runtime-security#_marketplace-protections
#31168https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/31168#issuecomment-2810912914
several mechanismshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/extensions/extension-runtime-security#_marketplace-protections
Visual Studio Code Marketplacehttps://marketplace.visualstudio.com/vscode
Insiders download pagehttps://code.visualstudio.com/insiders
release noteshttps://code.visualstudio.com/updates
Installing VS Code on Linuxhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux
Icons and names usage guidelineshttps://code.visualstudio.com/brand
settingshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/settings
debugginghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/debugtest/debugging
taskshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/debugtest/tasks
Multi-root workspaceshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editing/workspaces/multi-root-workspaces
What is a VS Code "workspace"?https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editing/workspaces/workspaces
Reinstalling VS Codehttps://code.visualstudio.com/download
#94858https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/94858
steps belowhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_investigate-slow-shell-initialization
issuehttps://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues
asdfhttps://asdf-vm.com
Stack Overflowhttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/vscode
GitHub repositoryhttps://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues
Microsoft assisted support teamhttps://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?prid=16064
Open sourcing AI in VS Codehttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_open-sourcing-ai-in-vs-code
What is the difference between Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio IDE?https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_what-is-the-difference-between-visual-studio-code-and-visual-studio-ide
Is VS Code free?https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_is-vs-code-free
Platform supporthttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_platform-support
Telemetry and crash reportinghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_telemetry-and-crash-reporting
GDPR and VS Codehttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_gdpr-and-vs-code
What online services does VS Code use?https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_what-online-services-does-vs-code-use
Licensinghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_licensing
Extensionshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_extensions
VS Code versionshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_vs-code-versions
Where can I find the Visual Studio Code icons?https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_where-can-i-find-the-visual-studio-code-icons
What is a VS Code "workspace"?https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_what-is-a-vs-code-workspace
Problems and issueshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_problems-and-issues
Technical support channelshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_technical-support-channels
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=533687
https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/vs-code
https://bsky.app/profile/vscode.dev
https://www.reddit.com/r/vscode/
https://www.vscodepodcast.com
https://www.tiktok.com/@vscode
https://www.youtube.com/@code
https://www.microsoft.com
Supporthttps://support.serviceshub.microsoft.com/supportforbusiness/create?sapId=d66407ed-3967-b000-4cfb-2c318cad363d
Privacyhttps://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839
Terms of Usehttps://www.microsoft.com/legal/terms-of-use
Licensehttps://code.visualstudio.com/License
Your Privacy Choiceshttps://aka.ms/YourCaliforniaPrivacyChoices
Consumer Health Privacyhttps://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2259814

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