Visual Studio Code 1.122.1 has been released to address a bug that caused Linux users, particularly those on KDE Plasma 6 Wayland sessions, to encounter a frustrating screen sharing permission loop during startup. This issue stemmed from the application's core code making unnecessary media capture requests, disrupting normal boot behavior. The new update resolves this by ensuring the media capture prompt only appears in response to explicit user actions, thereby improving user experience and privacy. Users are encouraged to update from version 1.122.0 to avoid repetitive permission dialogs and restore expected launch behavior
Visual Studio Code 1.122.1 released
Visual Studio Code 1.122.1 finally patches a bug that forced Linux users into an unwanted screen sharing permission loop every time the editor launched. The culprit was core workbench code triggering media capture requests during startup, which completely broke normal boot behavior on KDE Plasma 6 Wayland sessions. Updating to this release fixes the issue by tying the prompt strictly to explicit user actions like recording bug reports instead of firing automatically. Staying on version 1.122.0 guarantees repetitive permission dialogs that waste time and annoy privacy focused workflows, so grabbing the update is the only sensible move.
