microsoft / microsoft/vscode-remote-release

Open a new vscode window when chooseing Volume/Inspect popup menu item

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Since Feb 27, 2026.

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Description

When choosing the popup menu item in the Volumes list to "Explore in a Dev Container", it opens the "remote" volume in the same window instead of a new window.

Suggest adding another option to open in a new window.

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