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MCP Enable option throwing error when clicking on checkbox #246585

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@parmeetsngh

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@parmeetsngh

Type: Bug

This issue is being encountered on company laptop.
When clicking on the checkbox to enable MCP server integration. Getting the error "Unable to write chat.mcp.enabled because it is configured in system policy."
So what licence/certificate is required for this feature to be enable in company laptop ?

VS Code version: Code 1.99.2 (4949701, 2025-04-10T01:21:25.295Z)
OS version: Linux x64 5.15.0-126-generic
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System Info
Item Value
CPUs 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz (8 x 1506)
GPU Status 2d_canvas: enabled
canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: disabled_software
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: disabled_off
webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg) 1, 1, 1
Memory (System) 15.32GB (5.55GB free)
Process Argv --crash-reporter-id b6054014-a279-43d9-9fa8-ea0528b212c7
Screen Reader no
VM 0%
DESKTOP_SESSION ubuntu
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP Unity
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP ubuntu
XDG_SESSION_TYPE x11
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