diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/actions/windowActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/actions/windowActions.ts
index a0d14adf991..2f565273c1f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/actions/windowActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/actions/windowActions.ts
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class QuickPickRecentAction extends BaseOpenRecentAction {
 			id: 'workbench.action.quickOpenRecent',
 			title: { value: localize('quickOpenRecent', "Quick Open Recent..."), original: 'Quick Open Recent...' },
 			category: fileCategory,
-			f1: true
+			f1: false // hide quick pickers from command palette to not confuse with the other entry that shows a input field
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/quickaccess/browser/viewQuickAccess.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/quickaccess/browser/viewQuickAccess.ts
index 4a278af2146..913b3ba46d3 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/quickaccess/browser/viewQuickAccess.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/quickaccess/browser/viewQuickAccess.ts
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ export class QuickAccessViewPickerAction extends Action2 {
 			id: QuickAccessViewPickerAction.ID,
 			title: { value: localize('quickOpenView', "Quick Open View"), original: 'Quick Open View' },
 			category: CATEGORIES.View,
-			f1: true,
+			f1: false, // hide quick pickers from command palette to not confuse with the other entry that shows a input field
 			keybinding: {
 				weight: KeybindingWeight.WorkbenchContrib,
 				when: undefined,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/actions/windowActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/actions/windowActions.ts
index a89681fa292..438925fd576 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/actions/windowActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/actions/windowActions.ts
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ export class QuickSwitchWindowAction extends BaseSwitchWindow {
 		super({
 			id: 'workbench.action.quickSwitchWindow',
 			title: { value: localize('quickSwitchWindow', "Quick Switch Window..."), original: 'Quick Switch Window...' },
-			f1: true
+			f1: false // hide quick pickers from command palette to not confuse with the other entry that shows a input field
 		});
 	}