VS Code HTML mode option to turn off auto close tags

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I cannot figure out the option to turn off the new "feature" where the VS Code HTML mode editor types stuff for you in the following scenario:

I type <b> and when I hit that last > it then types </b> which I then have to delete and move to where I want it.

How do I keep VS Code from typing stuff for me in this case? I have these two options set like this:

"editor.quickSuggestions": false,
"editor.autoClosingBrackets": false,

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I found it:

// Enable/disable autoclosing of HTML tags.
"html.autoClosingTags": true,

This new feature shipped with autoClosingTags set to true by default, which was, unfortunately, a disruptive change if you were used to being able to type without random stuff being inserted into your document as a side effect.

Setting autoClosingTags to false restores the original behavior.

"html.autoClosingTags": true,
user_25430 
"html.autoClosingTags": true,

Does not work for me .. maybe misleading or bug I do a workaround to change the type of the file down the editor to handlebars or another language because it was very frustrating for me that the editor insists to add something I understand I do not need like closing tag while the closing tag should be at footer file.

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