Setting doesn't seem to work across profiles

[eccentricOrange]

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

• VS Code Version: 1.75.1
• OS Version: Windows 11 Pro 22H2, build 22621.1265

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create two profiles (let's say "Default", and "C/C++")
2. Open a Devcontainer using the profile.
3. Attempt to use a setting set there.

Expectation: All settings made in the Windows settings file would work in each profile, unless there is an override.

This is my local settings file (C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/Code/User/settings.json).

{
    "editor.inlineSuggest.enabled": true,
    "files.autoSave": "onFocusChange",
    "window.restoreWindows": "none",
    "editor.multiCursorModifier": "ctrlCmd",
    "remote.downloadExtensionsLocally": true,
    "remote.SSH.localServerDownload": "always",
    "[python]": {
        "editor.formatOnType": true
    },
    "dev.containers.defaultExtensions": [
        "GitHub.copilot",
        "GitHub.vscode-pull-request-github",
        "VisualStudioExptTeam.vscodeintellicode",
        "VisualStudioExptTeam.intellicode-api-usage-examples",
        "mutantdino.resourcemonitor"
    ],
    "git.enableCommitSigning": true,
    "git.autofetch": true,
    "git.fetchOnPull": true,
    "git.autoStash": true,
    "editor.wordWrap": "on",
}

Profile settings.json:

{}

In my Devcontainer, most of these settings don't migrate and have to be made again in the profile settings. There is no conflicting entry in the profile settings. As an example, files.autoSave doesn't work.

[eccentricOrange]

I just tested with a profile in the local system (not a Devcontainer), it still doesn't use global settings.

[sandy081]

/duplicate

#156144

Settings from Default profile and those from custom profile are not related and not extended.

[vscodenpa]

Thanks for creating this issue! We figured it's covering the same as another one we already have. Thus, we closed this one as a duplicate. You can search for similar existing issues. See also our issue reporting guidelines.

Happy Coding!

[eccentricOrange]

@sandy081 how would you recommend I "synchronize" settings like autosave? Because this completely breaks my workflow

[sandy081]

At present, you have to update this setting in all profiles. Please check #156144 issue and comment there if it covers your scenario.

[eccentricOrange]

Alright, thank you! I'd already commented there (sorry if I caused any annoyance; it's my first time dealing with issues on a large repo)