Microsoft has quietly handed developers more control over how much assistance GitHub Copilot asserts in the editor, adding several practical toggles and workflow options in the August 2025 Visual Studio update so that suggestions appear on developers’ terms rather than at every keystroke...
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Microsoft’s latest Visual Studio update tightens the reins on GitHub Copilot, giving developers explicit control over when suggestions appear, how much of a suggestion to accept, and whether predictive edits should interrupt their flow—changes that reshape Copilot from an always‑on assistant...
Microsoft’s latest Visual Studio update tames one of the most common frustrations with GitHub Copilot by giving developers far more control over when and how suggestions appear, while preserving the assistant’s productivity benefits for those who want them.
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