Configure auto-update settings for Visual Studio Code extensions
Overview
This category contains privacy scripts for Linux.
These changes use Linux system commands to update your settings.
These scripts control the automatic update behavior of extensions. Updates are fetched from Microsoft servers 1 2.
Use of online Microsoft services can disclose information about you and your behavior.
Be careful running these scripts. This category includes scripts with high impact:
- 🔴 Some not recommended scripts. They should only be used by advanced users. They may break important functionality.
- 🟡 Some recommended scripts only if you understand its implications. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this this category.
Implementation Details
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Language: bash
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Scripts Count: 3 scripts
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Required Privileges: Root/sudo access
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Compatibility: Linux only
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Reversibility: All changes can be reverted
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These scripts are written using Bash (Shell script) scripting language.
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Configure auto-update settings for Visual Studio Code extensions
. - Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
- Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.
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Strict
Recommended if you understand its implications. It may cause some non-critical features to no longer function correctly.
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Not recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. It provides military-grade privacy, for special use-cases. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.
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This script includes Standard and Strict recommendation levels.
This script is only recommended if you understand their implications of every single change. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this script.
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All
This script includes Standard, Strict recommendation levels along with unrecommended scripts.
This script should only be used by advanced users. Some of these changes are NOT recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.
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Explore further
This category includes total of 3 scripts but no subcategories.
Explore its 3 scripts:
Disable automatic Visual Studio Code extension updates
By default, Visual Studio Code automatically downloads and installs updates for all extensions. These updates are fetched from a Microsoft online service. This script disables the automatic updating of installed extensions. It accomplishes this by setting "extensions.autoUpdate" to "false".
Disable Visual Studio Code automatic extension update checks
By default, Visual Studio Code automatically checks extensions for updates. If an update for an extension is available, it is marked as outdated in the Extensions view. These updates are fetched from a Microsoft online service. This script disables the automatic checking of updates for extensions. It achieves this by setting "extensions.autoCheckUpdates" to "false".
Disable automatic fetching of Microsoft recommendations in Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code, by default, fetches recommendations from online Microsoft servers. This script modifies that default behavior, making recommendations from Microsoft servers available only on demand, rather than being fetched automatically. Despite this setting being deprecated, it is still respected.
Explore Categories
- Disable Visual Studio Code data collection
- Configure programs
This action belongs to Disable Visual Studio Code data collection category. Visual Studio Code, also commonly referred to as VS Code, is a source-code editor made by Microsoft. Visual Studio Code makes outgoing network requests to collect data in the background without users invoking a feature that requires online access. The requests include, but are not limited to,... Read more on category page ▶
This action belongs to Configure programs category. These scripts configure third-party applications installed on Linux distributions to harden their security and privacy to protect your data. They scripts differ from OS level configurations as they configure applications that are not typically native to Linux distributions, i.e., not included in... Read more on category page ▶
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