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Workbench Reset

Workbench Reset

Kalon Robson

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Instantly reset your workbench layout back to a clean and focused state with a single shortcut.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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VSCode Workbench Reset

Instantly reset your Visual Studio Code layout to a clean, focused state with a single keyboard shortcut.

Shortcut

Shortcut Command Action
Alt+\`` | vscodeWorkbenchReset.reset` Reset Workbench Layout

What It Does

  1. Closes the bottom panel (Terminal, Output, Problems, Debug Console).
  2. Closes the secondary sidebar / auxiliary bar (Chat, AI panels).
  3. Opens and focuses the Explorer view.
  4. Collapses all expanded folders in the Explorer.
  5. Resets and restores the Explorer sidebar to a clean default width.

Configuration

Setting Default Description
vscodeWorkbenchReset.widthResetSteps 2 Adjustment steps to size the Explorer sidebar.
vscodeWorkbenchReset.showNotification true Show status bar message on reset.
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