Add option to hide/show release notes on update #44020

src/vs/platform/update/node/update.config.contribution.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 			'type': 'boolean',
 			'default': product.quality === 'insider',
 			'description': nls.localize('enableWindowsBackgroundUpdates', "Enables Windows background updates.")
+		},
+		'update.showReleaseNotes': {
+			'type': 'boolean',
+			'default': true,
+			'description': nls.localize('showReleaseNotes', "Show Release Notes on update")
 		}
 	}
 });

src/vs/workbench/parts/update/electron-browser/update.ts

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import * as semver from 'semver';
 import { OS } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
 import { IEnvironmentService } from 'vs/platform/environment/common/environment';
 import { INotificationService } from 'vs/platform/notification/common/notification';
+import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
 
 const NotNowAction = new Action(
 	'update.later',
@@ -176,12 +177,14 @@ export class ProductContribution implements IWorkbenchContribution {
 		@IInstantiationService instantiationService: IInstantiationService,
 		@INotificationService notificationService: INotificationService,
 		@IWorkbenchEditorService editorService: IWorkbenchEditorService,
-		@IEnvironmentService environmentService: IEnvironmentService
+		@IEnvironmentService environmentService: IEnvironmentService,
+		@IConfigurationService configurationService: IConfigurationService
 	) {
 		const lastVersion = storageService.get(ProductContribution.KEY, StorageScope.GLOBAL, '');
+		const showReleaseNotes = configurationService.getValue<boolean>('update.showReleaseNotes');
 
 		// was there an update? if so, open release notes
-		if (!environmentService.skipReleaseNotes && product.releaseNotesUrl && lastVersion && pkg.version !== lastVersion) {
+		if (showReleaseNotes && !environmentService.skipReleaseNotes && product.releaseNotesUrl && lastVersion && pkg.version !== lastVersion) {
 			instantiationService.invokeFunction(loadReleaseNotes, pkg.version).then(
 				text => editorService.openEditor(instantiationService.createInstance(ReleaseNotesInput, pkg.version, text), { pinned: true }),
 				() => {