In VS 2022, with the paid version of Git CoPilot installed, every time I switch branches, the Git Changes window shows a set of vs folder elements that appear to be related to CoPilot (see image below).

I'm doing commits in order to stop this from creating conflicts. I've tried stashes and ignores yet I run into issues with that and I find it's easier to just do a simple commit.

This appears to prevent merge editor from being available.

Is there a way to stop generating these changes so I can switch between branches more quickly, and use the merge editor?

I deleted the GitHub Co-Pilot Extension, that did not help.