Many legacy extensions from 2023 (the ones you loved in 1.84.1) no longer work in 2025 unless rewritten to use the new vscode.workspace.fs.isolated API.
"update.mode": "manual", "extensions.autoCheckUpdates": false Visual Studio Code v1.84.1- -2025- Microsoft en...
By mid-2025, versions reached v1.101, introducing "Next Edit Suggestions" and "Agent Mode" for more autonomous AI coding tasks. Many legacy extensions from 2023 (the ones you loved in 1
: During late 2023, Microsoft began advising users of "Visual Studio for Mac" to transition to Visual Studio Code or other alternatives, as VS for Mac was slated for retirement in 2024. Microsoft’s strategy with VS Code had long been
Microsoft’s strategy with VS Code had long been “lean core, rich extensions,” and by 1.84.1, the extension marketplace hosted over 50,000 items. Version 1.84.1 subtly enforced stricter security policies for extension hosts, preventing malicious or poorly written extensions from accessing system resources without permission. This move was part of Microsoft’s broader Secure Future Initiative, responding to supply chain attacks that had plagued package managers and IDE plugins in previous years.