Disable the output window in Visual Studio Code

Question

The output window in Visual Studio Code is extremely annoying when messages keep popping up, considering that the only tab I use is the Terminal tab. Is there an extension or built-in method that suppresses all messages to the output window or outright disables it? I've come across multiple questions and they all require disabling the bottom tabs entirely which is inconvenient for me, or requires tasks which I don't use. There's also multiple issues on the VSC github where it's extremely helpful and say something along the lines of: It's an extension problem, report it to the extension creator.