diff --git a/.devcontainer/aws-terraform/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/aws-terraform/devcontainer.json
index 158cfd33..c03200b3 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/aws-terraform/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/aws-terraform/devcontainer.json
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@
 				"liveshare.languages.allowGuestCommandControl": true,
 				"liveshare.publishWorkspaceInfo": true,
 				"extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
-				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme"
+				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme",
+				"git.openRepositoryInParentFolders": "never",
+				"git.autofetch": true,
+				"chat.disableAIFeatures": true
 			},
 			"extensions": [
 				"ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare",
-				"hashicorp.terraform"
+				"hashicorp.terraform",
+				"-github.copilot-chat"
 			]
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/c-sharp/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/c-sharp/devcontainer.json
index 9780bcb1..3492cfae 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/c-sharp/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/c-sharp/devcontainer.json
@@ -11,12 +11,16 @@
 				"liveshare.languages.allowGuestCommandControl": true,
 				"liveshare.publishWorkspaceInfo": true,
 				"extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
-				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme"
+				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme",
+				"git.openRepositoryInParentFolders": "never",
+				"git.autofetch": true,
+				"chat.disableAIFeatures": true
 			},
 			"extensions": [
 				"ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare",
 				"ms-dotnettools.csharp",
-				"ms-dotnettools.csdevkit"
+				"ms-dotnettools.csdevkit",
+				"-github.copilot-chat"
 			]
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index ec78177d..55208f91 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -10,10 +10,14 @@
 				"liveshare.publishWorkspaceInfo": true,
 				"extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
 				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme",
-				"redhat.telemetry.enabled": false
+				"redhat.telemetry.enabled": false,
+				"git.openRepositoryInParentFolders": "never",
+				"git.autofetch": true,
+				"chat.disableAIFeatures": true
 			},
 			"extensions": [
-				"ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare"
+				"ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare",
+				"-github.copilot-chat"
 			]
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/go/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/go/devcontainer.json
index e9a1f15d..e432867d 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/go/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/go/devcontainer.json
@@ -11,11 +11,15 @@
 				"liveshare.languages.allowGuestCommandControl": true,
 				"liveshare.publishWorkspaceInfo": true,
 				"extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
-				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme"
+				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme",
+				"git.openRepositoryInParentFolders": "never",
+				"git.autofetch": true,
+				"chat.disableAIFeatures": true
 			},
 			"extensions": [
 				"ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare",
-				"golang.go"
+				"golang.go",
+				"-github.copilot-chat"
 			]
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/java/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/java/devcontainer.json
index f1859b8c..e0332e04 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/java/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/java/devcontainer.json
@@ -20,14 +20,18 @@
 				"extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
 				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme",
 				"redhat.telemetry.enabled": false,
-				"java.compile.nullAnalysis.mode": "automatic"
+				"java.compile.nullAnalysis.mode": "automatic",
+				"git.openRepositoryInParentFolders": "never",
+				"git.autofetch": true,
+				"chat.disableAIFeatures": true
 			},
 			"extensions": [
 				"ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare",
 				"vscjava.vscode-java-pack",
 				"vscjava.vscode-java-test",
 				"vscjava.vscode-gradle",
-				"ms-azuretools.vscode-docker"
+				"ms-azuretools.vscode-docker",
+				"-github.copilot-chat"
 			]
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/javascript/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/javascript/devcontainer.json
index 02ff8c5f..2d351e3a 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/javascript/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/javascript/devcontainer.json
@@ -11,13 +11,17 @@
 				"liveshare.languages.allowGuestCommandControl": true,
 				"liveshare.publishWorkspaceInfo": true,
 				"extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
-				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme"
+				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme",
+				"git.openRepositoryInParentFolders": "never",
+				"git.autofetch": true,
+				"chat.disableAIFeatures": true
 			},
 			"extensions": [
 				"ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare",
 				"dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
-				"firsttris.vscode-jest-runner"
+				"firsttris.vscode-jest-runner",
+				"-github.copilot-chat"
 			]
 		}
-	},
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/jupyter-notebook/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/jupyter-notebook/devcontainer.json
index 33b978aa..61cbf3b3 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/jupyter-notebook/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/jupyter-notebook/devcontainer.json
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 				},
 				"python.languageServer": "Pylance",
 				"extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
-				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme"
+				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme",
+				"git.openRepositoryInParentFolders": "never",
+				"git.autofetch": true,
+				"chat.disableAIFeatures": true
 			},
 			"extensions": [
 				"ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare",
@@ -25,7 +28,8 @@
 				"ms-python.pylint",
 				"ms-python.mypy-type-checker",
 				"matangover.mypy",
-				"ms-toolsai.jupyter"
+				"ms-toolsai.jupyter",
+				"-github.copilot-chat"
 			]
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/python/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/python/devcontainer.json
index aaa2d032..916e758a 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/python/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/python/devcontainer.json
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 				},
 				"python.languageServer": "Pylance",
 				"extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
-				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme"
+				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme",
+				"git.openRepositoryInParentFolders": "never",
+				"git.autofetch": true,
+				"chat.disableAIFeatures": true
 			},
 			"extensions": [
 				"ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare",
@@ -24,7 +27,8 @@
 				"ms-python.black-formatter",
 				"ms-python.pylint",
 				"ms-python.mypy-type-checker",
-				"matangover.mypy"
+				"matangover.mypy",
+				"-github.copilot-chat"
 			]
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/typescript-react/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/typescript-react/devcontainer.json
index fbc6be59..fcbc82ee 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/typescript-react/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/typescript-react/devcontainer.json
@@ -11,12 +11,16 @@
 				"liveshare.languages.allowGuestCommandControl": true,
 				"liveshare.publishWorkspaceInfo": true,
 				"extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
-				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme"
+				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme",
+				"git.openRepositoryInParentFolders": "never",
+				"git.autofetch": true,
+				"chat.disableAIFeatures": true
 			},
 			"extensions": [
 				"ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare",
 				"dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
-				"firsttris.vscode-jest-runner"
+				"firsttris.vscode-jest-runner",
+				"-github.copilot-chat"
 			]
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/typescript/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/typescript/devcontainer.json
index 49e359b4..0e73891b 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/typescript/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/typescript/devcontainer.json
@@ -11,12 +11,16 @@
 				"liveshare.languages.allowGuestCommandControl": true,
 				"liveshare.publishWorkspaceInfo": true,
 				"extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
-				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme"
+				"workbench.startupEditor": "readme",
+				"git.openRepositoryInParentFolders": "never",
+				"git.autofetch": true,
+				"chat.disableAIFeatures": true
 			},
 			"extensions": [
 				"ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare",
 				"dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
-				"firsttris.vscode-jest-runner"
+				"firsttris.vscode-jest-runner",
+				"-github.copilot-chat"
 			]
 		}
 	}