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chat.disableAIFeatures does not hide the chat #643

@AndrewSverdrup

Description

@AndrewSverdrup

The chat.disableAIFeatures setting does not hide the chat.

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Open VS Code settings
  2. Enable the Chat: Disable AI Features setting
  3. Observe the CoPilot chat window is still present

The attached screen recording shows the reproduction steps.

Screen Recording 2025-11-06 at 9.27.58 AM.zip

Expected Behavior

Enabling the Chat: Disable AI Features setting should "Disable and hide built-in AI features provided by GitHub Copilot, including chat, code completions and next edit suggestions."

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Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 7d842fb
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