diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/exeBasedRecommendations.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/exeBasedRecommendations.ts
index 52b4b91a0c676fb2c58f4376b998b049d13cce75..5d437ed7761e4d9335b26b8503de35360e403569 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/exeBasedRecommendations.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/exeBasedRecommendations.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export class ExeBasedRecommendations extends ExtensionRecommendations {
 				await this.tasExperimentService.getTreatment<boolean>('wslpopupaa');
 			}
 
-			const message = localize('exeRecommended', "You have {0} installed on your system. Do you want to install recommendations for it?", tips[0].exeFriendlyName);
+			const message = localize('exeRecommended', "You have {0} installed on your system. Do you want to install recommended extensions for it?", tips[0].exeFriendlyName);
 			this.promptImportantExtensionsInstallNotification(extensionIds, message, `@exe:"${tips[0].exeName}"`);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionRecommendationsService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionRecommendationsService.ts
index 7a04a1f71c2a9766b8a766289f644898d6daffed..1c59e80ef47adf85480b570e8bf60d8e1165066f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionRecommendationsService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionRecommendationsService.ts
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ export class ExtensionRecommendationsService extends Disposable implements IExte
 		const searchValue = '@recommended ';
 		this.notificationService.prompt(
 			Severity.Info,
-			localize('workspaceRecommended', "Do you want to install recommendations for this repository?"),
+			localize('workspaceRecommended', "Do you want to install recommended extensions for this repository?"),
 			[{
 				label: localize('install', "Install"),
 				run: async () => {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/fileBasedRecommendations.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/fileBasedRecommendations.ts
index 6c3ed3be9d39aafbaf196d9520ce8bd3c9e48486..b2f564cc9f642e86dc9b0c2db5bfd70547426df6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/fileBasedRecommendations.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/fileBasedRecommendations.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export class FileBasedRecommendations extends ExtensionRecommendations {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		this.promptImportantExtensionsInstallNotification([extensionId], localize('reallyRecommended', "Do you want to install recommendations for {0}?", languageName), `@id:${extensionId}`);
+		this.promptImportantExtensionsInstallNotification([extensionId], localize('reallyRecommended', "Do you want to install recommended extensions for {0}?", languageName), `@id:${extensionId}`);
 		return true;
 	}