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GitHub Copilot extension can't be re-enabled via the Extensions window after disabling it #326886

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@sean-mcmanus

Version: 1.130.0-insider (user setup)
Commit: e5381e4
Date: 2026-07-21T13:18:50+05:00
Electron: 42.6.0
ElectronBuildId: 14623276
Chromium: 148.0.7778.280
Node.js: 24.18.0
V8: 14.8.178.38-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Disable the GitHub Copilot extension (via some means such as Developer: Show Running Extensions right-click menu) and reload window.
  2. Try to re-enable it via the right-click in the Extensions window.

Bug: The UI doesn't allow re-enabling it.

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Bug2?: There's a strange "Disable AI Features" option that is enabled...which seems suspicious since I would think it should already be disabled?

The workaround is to do the "Enable All Extensions" in the command palette (but that causes unwanted disabled extensions to be enabled so I have to manually disable them again).

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