Stop VS from automatically adding using directives

On the top of the page in Visual Studio, go to Tools > Options > Text Editor > C# > Advanced > Uncheck the option for “Add missing using directives on paste” then click OK on the bottom of the page. And then restart Visual Studio.

Answer was originally posted (much better) here, but posted here since this is the top google result and didn’t have the answer:

Prevent Visual Studio from auto import namespace when copy paste

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