Copy button in Copilot Chat includes unrelated text from previous user message
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Since Jul 2, 2026.
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Description
Type: Bug
Steps to Reproduce:
In a Copilot Chat session, send a message that starts with a word or phrase (e.g., "Updated todo list") followed by pasted content.
Receive a response from Copilot.
Click the built-in Copy button on any subsequent Copilot response in the same session.
Paste the copied text.
Expected: Only the Copilot response text is copied.
Actual: The copied text includes an additional string ("Updated todo list") prepended or appended, originating from a previous user message in the same session.
VS Code version: Code 1.127.0 (4fe60c8b1cdac1c4c174f2fb180d0d758272d713, 2026-06-30T10:52:33+02:00)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1345U (12 x 2496) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled GPU0: VENDOR= 0x8086, DEVICE=0xa7a1 [Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics], DRIVER_VENDOR=Intel, DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.101.7084 ACTIVE GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.8521 Machine model name: Machine model version: direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | undefined |
| Memory (System) | 15.66GB (2.59GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id b035671e-1afd-42ad-8c5e-4b88ccdeda03 |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
Extensions (7)
| Name | Identifier | Author | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Primitives Hub | amadeusitgroup.prompt-registry | AmadeusITGroup | 0.0.34 |
| Slidev | antfu.slidev | antfu | 52.16.0 |
| REST Client | humao.rest-client | humao | 0.25.1 |
| Python Debugger | ms-python.debugpy | ms-python | 2026.6.0 |
| Python | ms-python.python | ms-python | 2026.4.0 |
| Pylance | ms-python.vscode-pylance | ms-python | 2026.2.1 |
| Python Environments | ms-python.vscode-python-envs | ms-python | 1.36.0 |
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