Disable VS Code Auto Update Using Settings
Step 1: Click on ⚙️icon at the left-bottom and select settings options.
Step 2: Hit the enter button after typing Update in the search bar.
Step 3: Under Update Mode settings, select None or Manual or Start as needed.
Option 1: Set VS Code Update Mode → None
If you want to switch off automatic updates altogether, configure the VS Code Update mode to ‘none’. This will make all updates related to VS Code stop.
Option 2: Set VS Code Update Mode → Manual
The ideal way of turning off automatic background update checks is by adjusting the update mode to manual. In this way, an upgrade will only be done if one looks for it manually; hence, installations are also restricted to necessary versions only.
Option 3: Set VS Code Update Mode → Start
By setting the VS Code update mode to start, updates will only be checked when the program starts up, disabling automatic background update checks. This means updates won’t download or install unless you restart VS Code.
After selecting your preferred option, you should restart Visual Studio code so that changes can take effect.
Step 4: Click the Restart button to apply the setting.
How Do I Disable VS Code of Updating Itself?
VS Code has many features that make it a suitable IDE for developers. Learning VS Code settings can take some time. The most common thing that might annoy users is its auto-update feature. Though it might be useful for some, it can be irritating for others.
In this article, we will learn how to disable VS Code auto-update settings. Stay until the end, as we will also cover how to disable VS Code extension updates.