"Create New Project With Copilot" when all AI features should be turned off
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Since Sep 18, 2026.
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Description
Type: Bug
The "Create new project" button in the Explorer sidebar says "with Copilot" even though I have turned off every single AI setting I could possibly find and have enabled "Disable AI Features"
VS Code version: Code 1.138.0 (7debcd0e2acdea1c52de81bf9ee1620444407dda, 2026-09-15T07:24:32Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 6.18.40.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 165H (22 x 3072) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled GPU0: VENDOR= 0x8086, DEVICE=0x7d55 [Intel(R) Arc(TM) Pro Graphics], DRIVER_VENDOR=Intel, DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.101.8517 ACTIVE GPU1: VENDOR= 0x10de, DEVICE=0x28b8 [NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU], DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.15.9658 GPU2: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.8972 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) | 63.45GB (40.12GB free) |
| Process Argv | |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Remote | WSL: Ubuntu-26.04 |
| OS | Linux x64 6.18.40.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 |
| CPUs | Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 165H (22 x 0) |
| Memory (System) | 31.07GB (28.24GB free) |
| VM | 0% |
Extensions (18)
| Name | Identifier | Author | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dev Containers | ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers | ms-vscode-remote | 0.469.0 |
| Remote - SSH | ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh | ms-vscode-remote | 0.128.0 |
| Remote - SSH: Editing Configuration Files | ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-edit | ms-vscode-remote | 0.87.0 |
| WSL | ms-vscode-remote.remote-wsl | ms-vscode-remote | 0.104.3 |
| Remote Development | ms-vscode-remote.vscode-remote-extensionpack | ms-vscode-remote | 0.26.0 |
| Remote Explorer | ms-vscode.remote-explorer | ms-vscode | 0.5.0 |
| Remote - Tunnels | ms-vscode.remote-server | ms-vscode | 1.5.3 |
| DeviceTree | plorefice.devicetree | plorefice | 0.1.1 |
| vscode-icons | vscode-icons-team.vscode-icons | vscode-icons-team | 12.19.0 |
| Vim | vscodevim.vim | vscodevim | 1.32.4 |
| Azurite | azurite.azurite | Azurite | 3.37.0 |
| Azure Functions | ms-azuretools.vscode-azurefunctions | ms-azuretools | 1.22.1 |
| Azure Resources | ms-azuretools.vscode-azureresourcegroups | ms-azuretools | 0.13.0 |
| Bicep | ms-azuretools.vscode-bicep | ms-azuretools | 0.47.16 |
| Container Tools | ms-azuretools.vscode-containers | ms-azuretools | 2.5.1 |
| C# Dev Kit | ms-dotnettools.csdevkit | ms-dotnettools | 3.40.204 |
| C# | ms-dotnettools.csharp | ms-dotnettools | 2.160.4 |
| .NET Install Tool | ms-dotnettools.vscode-dotnet-runtime | ms-dotnettools | 3.1.0 |
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