VSCode config to disable popular extensions' annoyances (telemetry, notifications, welcome pages, etc.)

settings.jsonc

// I'm tired of extensions that automatically:
// - show welcome pages / walkthroughs
// - show release notes
// - send telemetry
// - recommend things
//
// This disables all of that stuff.
// If you have more config, leave a comment so I can add it!!

{
	"clangd.checkUpdates": false,
	"code-runner.enableAppInsights": false,
	"docker-explorer.enableTelemetry": false,
	"extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
	"gitlens.showWelcomeOnInstall": false,
	"gitlens.showWhatsNewAfterUpgrades": false,
	"java.help.firstView": "none",
	"java.help.showReleaseNotes": false,
	"julia.enableTelemetry": false,
	"kite.showWelcomeNotificationOnStartup": false,
	"liveServer.settings.donotShowInfoMsg": true,
	"Lua.telemetry.enable": false,
	"material-icon-theme.showWelcomeMessage": false,
	"pros.showWelcomeOnStartup": false,
	"pros.useGoogleAnalytics": false,
	"redhat.telemetry.enabled": false,
	"rpcServer.showStartupMessage": false,
	"shellcheck.disableVersionCheck": true,
	"sonarlint.disableTelemetry": true,
	"telemetry.enableCrashReporter": false,
	"telemetry.enableTelemetry": false,
	"telemetry.telemetryLevel": "off",
	"terraform.telemetry.enabled": false,
	"update.showReleaseNotes": false,
	"vsicons.dontShowNewVersionMessage": true,
	"workbench.welcomePage.walkthroughs.openOnInstall": false
}

Here are some I use, primarily to improve performance:

"breadcrumbs.enabled": false,
"editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": false,
"editor.bracketPairColorization.independentColorPoolPerBracketType": false,
"editor.codeLens": false,
"editor.formatOnSave": true,
"editor.inlayHints.enabled": "off",
"editor.minimap.enabled": false,
"editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": false,
"editor.smoothScrolling": false,
"editor.cursorBlinking": "solid",
"gitlens.ai.enabled": false,
"gitlens.cloudIntegrations.enabled": false,
"gitlens.codeLens.enabled": true,
"gitlens.codeLens.recentChange.enabled": false,
"gitlens.currentLine.enabled": false,
"gitlens.hovers.enabled": false,
"gitlens.integrations.enabled": false,
"gitlens.liveshare.allowGuestAccess": false,
"gitlens.liveshare.enabled": false,
"gitlens.plusFeatures.enabled": false,
"gitlens.statusBar.enabled": false,
"gitlens.telemetry.enabled": false,
"gitlens.virtualRepositories.enabled": false,
"terminal.integrated.cursorBlinking": false,
"workbench.editor.enablePreview": false