How to Disable VS Code Telemetry

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Turn off core telemetry

   Copy steps
   1. Open File > Preferences > Settings
   2. Search telemetry
   3. Set Telemetry: Telemetry Level to off and restart VS Code
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. 2. Disable experiments

   1. Set workbench.enableExperiments to false
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. 3. Check extension telemetry

   1. The setting does not control extensions; check each extension's settings
   Did this fix it? Yes No

4. 4. Switch to VSCodium

   1. VSCodium builds exclude Microsoft telemetry but use the Open VSX marketplace and lack Copilot
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

You want VS Code to stop sending usage data to Microsoft.

Why it happens

• Telemetry is on by default
• Extensions collect their own data
• Experiments are enabled by default

This guide also covers

• disable vscode telemetry
• vscode telemetry off

Other VS Code errors

• VS Code Terminal Not Working
• VS Code Python Interpreter Not Found
• VS Code IntelliSense Not Working
• VS Code High CPU Usage
• VS Code High Memory Usage
• VS Code Extension Host Terminated Unexpectedly
• VS Code Extensions Not Loading or Installing
• VS Code 'code' Command Not Found