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.
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".
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 If an update for an extension is available, it is marked as outdated in the Extensions view.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".