diff --git a/Extension/CHANGELOG.md b/Extension/CHANGELOG.md
index b600f48eae..e3f6731007 100644
--- a/Extension/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/Extension/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # C/C++ for Visual Studio Code Changelog
 
-## Version 1.24.0: Febrary 10, 2025
+## Version 1.24.0: Febrary 11, 2025
 ### New Feature
 * Add experimental support for Copilot descriptions in hover tooltips, controlled by the `C_Cpp.copilotHover` setting. This feature is currently off by default and may be subject to A/B experimentation. To opt-out of Copilot Hover experiments, set `C_Cpp.copilotHover` to `disabled`.
 
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 * Improve/fix the switch header/source feature. [#2635](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues/2635)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
+* Fix an IntelliSense crash in `build_sections`. [#12666](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues/12666), [#12956](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues/12956)
 * Fix a bug in which hundreds of custom configuration requests could be sent on startup before the configuration provider has registered. [#13166](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues/13166)
 * Fix handling of the `-framework` compiler argument. [#13204](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues/13204)
 * Fix a potential race between didChange and didOpen. [PR #13209](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/pull/13209)
diff --git a/Extension/src/LanguageServer/copilotCompletionContextProvider.ts b/Extension/src/LanguageServer/copilotCompletionContextProvider.ts
index 534e538ad5..96c288fd5c 100644
--- a/Extension/src/LanguageServer/copilotCompletionContextProvider.ts
+++ b/Extension/src/LanguageServer/copilotCompletionContextProvider.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ export class CopilotCompletionContextProvider implements ContextResolver<CodeSni
     private static readonly providerId = 'ms-vscode.cpptools';
     private readonly completionContextCache: Map<string, CacheEntry> = new Map();
     private static readonly defaultCppDocumentSelector: DocumentSelector = [{ language: 'cpp' }, { language: 'c' }, { language: 'cuda-cpp' }];
-    private static readonly defaultTimeBudgetFactor: number = 0.5;
+    // A percentage expressed as an integer number, i.e. 50 means 50%.
+    private static readonly defaultTimeBudgetFactor: number = 50;
     private static readonly defaultMaxCaretDistance = 4096;
     private completionContextCancellation = new vscode.CancellationTokenSource();
     private contextProviderDisposable: vscode.Disposable | undefined;
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ export class CopilotCompletionContextProvider implements ContextResolver<CodeSni
     private async fetchTimeBudgetFactor(context: ResolveRequest): Promise<number> {
         try {
             const budgetFactor = context.activeExperiments.get(CopilotCompletionContextProvider.CppCodeSnippetsTimeBudgetFactor);
-            return (budgetFactor as number) ?? CopilotCompletionContextProvider.defaultTimeBudgetFactor;
+            return ((budgetFactor as number) ?? CopilotCompletionContextProvider.defaultTimeBudgetFactor) / 100.0;
         } catch (e) {
             console.warn(`fetchTimeBudgetFactor(): error fetching ${CopilotCompletionContextProvider.CppCodeSnippetsTimeBudgetFactor}, using default: `, e);
             return CopilotCompletionContextProvider.defaultTimeBudgetFactor;
@@ -186,8 +187,8 @@ export class CopilotCompletionContextProvider implements ContextResolver<CodeSni
 
     private async fetchMaxDistanceToCaret(context: ResolveRequest): Promise<number> {
         try {
-            const budgetFactor = context.activeExperiments.get(CopilotCompletionContextProvider.CppCodeSnippetsMaxDistanceToCaret);
-            return (budgetFactor as number) ?? CopilotCompletionContextProvider.defaultMaxCaretDistance;
+            const maxDistance = context.activeExperiments.get(CopilotCompletionContextProvider.CppCodeSnippetsMaxDistanceToCaret);
+            return (maxDistance as number) ?? CopilotCompletionContextProvider.defaultMaxCaretDistance;
         } catch (e) {
             console.warn(`fetchMaxDistanceToCaret(): error fetching ${CopilotCompletionContextProvider.CppCodeSnippetsMaxDistanceToCaret}, using default: `, e);
             return CopilotCompletionContextProvider.defaultMaxCaretDistance;