I have a similar question to this issue https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/41581
How do you disable the open of a replace preview on click of a find and replace item in a file in visual studio code? There doesn't seem to be a way to alter that in the user settings. I just want to be able to have find and replace text in the side menu, click on the file reported and just be taken to the file.
A solution to this issue was merged in November 2018.
Go to File → Preferences → Settings
and then write "replace" in the search bar and you will see the option:
You can also use "search.useReplacePreview": false in your settings file.
On Windows/Linux - Ctrl + Shift + P
On MacOS - Cmd + Shift + P
In the search box type settings.json
paste the following line there
"search.useReplacePreview": false
