How to remove the Live Share button?

Question

I've installed Visual Studio 2019 and the first thing that annoys me is the large black, empty space on top of the screen after removing all my toolbars.

The 'Live Share' and 'Feedback' button don't show up as toolbars though.

Is there a way to reclaim the whitespace by removing those two buttons?

Answer 1

You can hide the Live Share and Feedback buttons area with Visual Commander: https://visualstudioextensions.vlasovstudio.com/2019/03/19/freeing-screen-space-in-visual-studio-2019/

Answer 2

Uninstall the Live Share feature via Visual Studio Installer under individual components

Now the button is gone.

Answer 3

You just need to go to Extensions -> Manage Extensions, look for Live Share, and disable it.

Answer 4

Microsoft has been kind enough to fix it in the 16.2 version.

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2019-version-16-2-generally-available-and-16-3-preview-1/

Answer 5

Go to extension installer or manger then search live share audio. You need to uninstall live share audio first then uninstall live share server or any live share extension. As all dependent on live share audio extension, if this removed rest can easily removed.