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Disable Bluetooth by default to prevent BlueZ connection popup on Linux startup #322212

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Disable Bluetooth by default to avoid BlueZ popup on Linux startup
ayu-haker Jun 20, 2026
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gate bluetooth disable behind linux platform check
ayu-haker Jun 20, 2026
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Expand Up @@ -364,6 +364,13 @@ function configureCommandlineSwitchesSync(cliArgs: NativeParsedArgs) {
// use up to 2
app.commandLine.appendSwitch('max-active-webgl-contexts', '32');

// Disable Bluetooth on Linux to prevent BlueZ connection on startup
// refs https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/134461
// Users can opt-in with --enable-bluetooth CLI flag
if (process.platform === 'linux' && !app.commandLine.hasSwitch('enable-bluetooth') && !app.commandLine.hasSwitch('disable-bluetooth')) {
app.commandLine.appendSwitch('disable-bluetooth');
}

return argvConfig;
}

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