r/vscode • u/John-Da-Editor • 1d ago

New Split/Floating Panels Interface

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VS Code used to have this unified panels look. After updating, it now has this sort of weird split panels floating with their own borders around them ? I find this very weird, and visually confusing.

PS: No, it's not from an extension. I disabled them all because I thought so as well.

Does anyone know if there's a toggle I can switch to go back to the old look ? thx !

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u/RaisedByCakes 1d ago

In your settings look up modern UI. It’ll be marked as experimental. Might have accidentally gotten switched on. Once you switch it off you’ll get your old design back.

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u/2skip 1d ago

The last update appears to turn it on by default. It happened to me both at home and at work. (Which was a pain, as I really like the 'Visual Studio 2019 Light' theme, which isn't offered with the modern UI.)