Visual Studio Code 1.140 (Insiders)

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Welcome to the 1.140 Insiders release of Visual Studio Code.

These release notes cover the Insiders build of VS Code and continue to evolve as new features are added.

You can still track our progress in the Commit log and our list of Closed issues.

Happy Coding!

September 23, 2026

Add support for Quick Chat on a remote agent host. #332468: Support quick chats on remote AH
Clearly label sessions that were started outside VS Code as external in the sessions list. #332361: make it clear that a session is external
Stop an active agent session when you mark it as Done, so that it does not continue to consume tokens in the background. #335786: Marking an active agent session as Done does not stop it
Use Run Multiple Agents... to send the same prompt to multiple agents in isolated worktrees and have a judge agent recommend the best result. #335085: Agents window: Compare multiple implementation attempts
Get contextual guidance for cross-posting a chat, such as when a new model is available or work can run in parallel. #337542: Use contextual text for the cross-posting affordance

Open file: links that contain a drive letter from the Debug Console on Windows. #334283: Fix opening file: links with a drive letter in the Debug Console
Configure keybindings for the Agents Window workspace and agent harness pickers directly from their context menus. #337144: Agents Window pickers should support Configure Keybinding from context menu
View configured keybindings in the hovers for the Agents Window workspace and agent harness pickers. #337145: Agents Window picker hovers should show configured keybindings
Consistent layout and keyboard order for the new-session and running-session composer controls in the Agents Window. #337150: Agents Window should align experimental composer controls
Honor the Windows Hide pointer while typing system setting. #334254: Support for hiding mouse pointer on windows
Show a banner when administrators require a minimum VS Code version for AI features. #337086: Explain enterprise minVersion restrictions in Chat, the Agents window, and a window-level banner

Add support for starting a chat on an eligible remote agent host without selecting a folder in the desktop Agents Window. #336544: Cannot create a workspace-less chat session for a remote agent host

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