New tab (non-existing file) ignores User/Workspace settings
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Type: Bug
A new tab (non-existing file) will ignore the User and Workspace settings and instead uses the default setting.
For example: detect indentation at false is ignored.
When I paste a code snippet, the indent changes from my settings to what the code snippet is using.
VS Code version: Code 1.133.0 (a5b500951314efd502d07465bd138dfbd714a960, 2026-08-11T22:14:08Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
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Remote OS version: Linux x64 6.18.33.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2
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