Keystrokes sent to wrong window

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Since Jun 29, 2026.

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Description

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes/No

  • VS Code Version:

Version: 1.126.0 (Universal)
Commit: 7e7950df89d055b5a378379db9ee14290772148a
Date: 2026-06-23T01:46:13Z
Electron: 42.2.0
ElectronBuildId: 14159160
Chromium: 148.0.7778.97
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.8.178.14-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.5.0

  • OS Version:

MacOS 26.5.1

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Use CoPilot for a while

Keystrokes start going to the wrong window. I might try focus on chat, but my keystrokes get sent to edit window. Click on edit window and my keystrokes go to chat. A restart of just that instance fixes it for a while.

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