A lot of people have this problem and have to use the offline version which has limited capabilities. I for one really like the integrated ChatGPT but I can't use it with the offline version so the workaround is not viable to me.

You NEED to find a way around this. I don't know if it is just an issue on corporate networks where you have firewalls and stuff in place, but the offline version can retain settings so the online version should too.

Keep the settings stored locally and just use online functionality for the other stuff.