Hello, Dave Waltheer
Welcome to the Microsoft community.
Thank you for your feedback. I understand that you are experiencing issues with Visual Studio Code. Since you posted on the Windows board, this is beyond the scope of Microsoft Community support. it is more suitable for publishing on Microsoft Learn, more users post these issues there, you can click on "Ask a question", there are experts who can provide more professional solutions in that place.
Here is a link to the forum where you can raise specific scenarios and share your idea to help solve the problem.
Sincerely hope that your question will be dealt with appropriately after contact the correct department. Thank you for your understanding!
I look forward to your feedback.
Best Regards,
Aaron| Microsoft Community Support Specialist