Under Ubuntu 22.04, whenever I ran a code under VSCode that would open a new window (for example, a python code opening a matplotlib plot window), this window would open up with a different tray icon (I don’t remember now how that icon looked like). If several windows were opened, they would be grouped as instances of the same window, but distinct from the original VSCode window.

After upgrading to Ubuntu 24.04, these windows are all grouped as instances under the VSCode icon in the tray. This is inconvenient: for example if my code opens 20 matplotlib windows, I would prefer them being grouped separately from the VSCode window in the tray. Then I can close all 20 plot windows by right-clicking in the tray and selecting “Quit 20 windows”, while keeping the original VSCode window open. Now I have to manually close each plot window.

How can I restore the previous behavior?

Under Ubuntu 22.04, whenever I ran a code under VSCode that would open a new window (for example, a python code opening a matplotlib plot window), this window would open up with a different tray icon (I don’t remember now how that icon looked like). If several windows were opened, they would be grouped as instances of the same window, but distinct from the original VSCode window.

After upgrading to Ubuntu 24.04, these windows are all grouped as instances under the VSCode icon in the tray. This is inconvenient: for example if my code opens 20 matplotlib windows, I would prefer them being grouped separately from the VSCode window in the tray. Then I can close all 20 plot windows by right-clicking in the tray and selecting “Quit 20 windows”, while keeping the original VSCode window open. Now I have to manually close each plot window.

How can I restore the previous behavior?