This is happening again in 2024 guys! Why? I disabled all extensions (code --disable-extensions) and then ctrl-delete deletes the whitespace and the word. Previous cases with the same/similar issue: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/29385 https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-vs-keybindings/issues/8 https://github.com/rebornix/vscode-vs-keybindings/issues/18