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[feat] Add leading paragraph "Changes In Settings" to release notes

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Since May 6, 2026.

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Description

Current Situation

Often when a new VS Code version is installed, new settings are introduced or existing settings are changed.

It's particularly the changes that, more or less, silently change existing behavior that lead to confusion or loss of privacy.

Sometimes, information about settings changes are burried deep down in the prose of release notes. Recently, this release notes mainly focus on Copilot integration. Users, like me, who don't use AI for programming, are forced to read abundant topics in which they are not interested just to hunt for changes in settings.

Desired Situation

Please add a table to VS Code release notes, listing new settings, deprecated settings and changes in settings (e.g. new default values), like this:

Setting Change Description
editor.… New
workbench.… Deprecated
terminal.… Change

The description should provide information on the behavioral change and the reasoning behind the change.

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