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Visual Studio Code is Microsoft's cross-platform code editor, and WindowsForum.com discussions focus heavily on its security and update lifecycle. Recent threads cover multiple August 2026 CVEs, including security feature bypasses, remote code execution, and an information disclosure flaw, with practical guidance on updating to fixed versions like 1.132.1. Other topics include the VS Code 1.132 release, which adds local dictation and terminal cleanup, and setting up GitHub Copilot plans on Windows. For IT administrators and developers, the recurring theme is the importance of inventorying managed VS Code installations and applying vendor patches promptly, as some advisories initially lack detailed version boundaries or remediation targets.
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    VS Code JSON vs JSONC: Why settings.json Allows Comments and Python Fails

    Your settings.json can be full of // notes and trailing commas, and VS Code won't complain. Hand the same file to Python's JSON parser and it fails on the first comment. The behaviour is intentional, and it comes down to a language mode that most developers never think about. The short version...
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    VSCodium vs VS Code: Telemetry-Free Editor Trade-Offs for Extensions, Remote SSH and Tunnels

    VSCodium keeps most of the VS Code interface and drops Microsoft's product telemetry. The cost is in the extension catalog and some remote-development features. XDA Developers' Anurag Singh describes switching and finding that the "same editor" assumption breaks down at the extension panel. The...
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    VS Code Extension Audit: Replace 8 Popular Add-Ons With Built-In Features

    Every extension in VS Code costs you something. It adds startup work, takes memory, and gives you one more thing that an update can break. VS Code has also spent years absorbing the jobs of its most popular add-ons. A setup built in 2018 may now carry several extensions that duplicate native...
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    Use Git Worktrees on Windows 10 and 11: Work on Multiple Branches in Separate Folders

    Git worktrees let you keep multiple branches of one repository checked out in separate folders at the same time. On Windows 10 or Windows 11, use PowerShell from an existing Git repository, then run git worktree add to create a linked folder for the branch you need. Your original folder remains...
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    VS Code 1.141 Stable: Copilot Agent Sandbox Is Experimental on Windows, Opt-In and Network-Open

    The headline says "Insiders," but Visual Studio Code 1.141 is a Stable release. Microsoft's release notes date it October 7, 2026, and list builds for Windows x64 and Arm64, macOS (Universal, Intel and Apple silicon) and Linux (.deb, .rpm, .tar.gz, Arm and Snap). If you already have VS Code...
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    C# Dev Kit 11 Pre-Release for VS Code Promises 180× Faster Solution Loads

    C# Dev Kit 11.0 is a ground-up rework of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code extension for C#. Its goal is simple: stop making developers wait for their tools. Microsoft published the first post in a planned series about it on October 6, 2026. The headline numbers are large. They are also Microsoft's...
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    VS Code Remote Tunnels: Access Your Windows Dev PC Anywhere Without SSH or Port Forwarding

    Visual Studio Code has a remote-access feature that a lot of people still haven't found. It sits in the Accounts menu, between the sign-in options and Settings Sync. XDA Developers' Anurag Singh wrote this week about using it to turn his desktop into a remote coding server, and he describes it...
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    Business Central AL for VS Code Auto-Downloads .NET 10 and Uses VS Code Sign-In

    Microsoft says it is removing two common setup chores from Business Central development in Visual Studio Code: installing the .NET runtime by hand, and signing in through prompts that are separate from VS Code's own sign-in. Roadmap item 573356 is titled "Dynamics 365 Business Central...
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    Visual Studio Code 1.140 Adds Copilot Agent Hosts, Remote Delegation and Enterprise Telemetry Controls

    Visual Studio Code 1.140 is out, and the headline is clear: the editor is being rebuilt around AI agents that run many sessions at once. The story arrived labelled "Insiders," but Microsoft's release page lists it as Visual Studio Code 1.140, released September 30, 2026, Stable. Downloads are...
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    Microsoft SQL Agent Skills Preview: Install Azure SQL Plugins in VS Code and Copilot

    Microsoft has released a public preview of Microsoft SQL Agent Skills, a set of Microsoft-written instructions for AI coding agents that work with Azure SQL. The goal is to make agents less likely to guess about schemas, drivers, indexes and migrations. If you've watched an agent confidently...
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    VS Code 1.139 Adds Agent Dev Containers on SSH, WSL and Tunnels

    Microsoft released Visual Studio Code 1.139 to the Stable channel on September 23, 2026. Its main addition lets AI agent sessions in the Agents Window run inside a project's Dev Container on SSH, Tunnel and WSL hosts, where they were previously limited to local folders, so an agent can build and...
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    Kate vs VS Code on Windows: Check LSP and Plugins Before Switching

    Kate is a credible alternative to Visual Studio Code for developers who want a focused editor with project navigation, code completion and build tools, but Windows users considering a switch need to check language-server dependencies and platform-specific plugin availability before treating it...
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    VS Code 1.138 Runs AI Agents in Local Dev Containers

    Visual Studio Code 1.138 adds a way to run AI agent sessions inside a project’s local Dev Container, putting the agent alongside the project’s defined compiler, SDKs, dependencies, and command-line tools rather than letting it rely on whatever happens to be installed on a developer’s Windows PC...
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    VS Code on Windows: Ctrl+\ Splits Editors, Not Ctrl+,

    XDA-Developers’ case for using Microsoft Visual Studio Code as a writing application gets the central point right: a code editor’s project-based workflow maps unusually well to long-form text. VS Code can keep a book, documentation set, blog series, research notes, and publishing assets in one...
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    Visual Studio Code: Which 5 Extensions Are Worth Installing

    How-To Geek’s list of five “fundamental” Visual Studio Code extensions identifies real workflow improvements, but its premise needs a correction: none of these extensions creates the underlying language intelligence that finds errors or understands a project. They sit on top of VS Code’s...
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    VS Code 1.137: Automations, Voice Mode and Limits

    Visual Studio Code 1.137 puts agent-driven work much closer to the editor’s everyday workflow, but its most visible additions should be approached as early-access capabilities rather than routine tooling. Released on September 9, 2026, the update is rolling out gradually, so installing or...
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    VS Code Python Debugger: Match Interpreter and Working Folder

    Visual Studio Code can debug a Python script on Windows 10 or Windows 11 without a launch.json file, but only if VS Code is using the same Python interpreter that runs your project from the terminal. That interpreter choice is the part beginners most often miss: a breakpoint can be perfectly...
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    Google Antigravity Lands in VS Code; Visual Studio Preview

    Google has brought Antigravity, its autonomous coding-agent platform, into Visual Studio Code on Windows and put a preview build into Visual Studio 2026, removing the requirement to move work into Google’s standalone Antigravity 2.0 desktop application. The August 20 launch also adds JetBrains...
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    VS Code MSSQL 1.45.0 Adds Default T-SQL Formatter Preview

    Microsoft’s MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code now includes a new T-SQL formatter in public preview, enabled by default in version 1.45.0. The August 19 release gives SQL Server and Azure SQL developers native document- and selection-level formatting inside VS Code, while moving Azure SQL...
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    VS Code 1.134 Adds Agent Chat Grids and Prompt Timeline

    Visual Studio Code 1.134 adds a grid layout for agent chats, a prompt-by-prompt navigation rail, full-text search inside chat transcripts, and an option to open HTML files in VS Code’s integrated browser by default. The immediate payoff is less time lost reconstructing what an agent was asked to...