diff --git a/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/launch.json b/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/launch.json
index cd6b87bd0..ff9770a05 100644
--- a/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
             "stopOnEntry": false,
             "sourceMaps": true,
             "outFiles": [ "${workspaceRoot}/out/src/**/*.js" ],
-            "preLaunchTask": "npm"
+            "preLaunchTask": "tsc: watch - tsconfig.json"
         },
         {
             "name": "Launch Tests",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             "stopOnEntry": false,
             "sourceMaps": true,
             "outFiles": [ "${workspaceRoot}/out/test/**/*.js" ],
-            "preLaunchTask": "npm"
+            "preLaunchTask": "tsc: watch - tsconfig.json"
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/settings.json b/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/settings.json
index d13713339..0e15ff196 100644
--- a/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
     },
     "search.exclude": {
         "out": true // set this to false to include "out" folder in search results
-    }
+    },
+    "typescript.tsc.autoDetect": "off" // Turn off tsc task auto detection since we have the necessary task as npm scripts
 }
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diff --git a/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/tasks.json b/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/tasks.json
index 1e37eb7bb..604e38f5a 100644
--- a/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -1,30 +1,20 @@
-// Available variables which can be used inside of strings.
-// ${workspaceRoot}: the root folder of the team
-// ${file}: the current opened file
-// ${fileBasename}: the current opened file's basename
-// ${fileDirname}: the current opened file's dirname
-// ${fileExtname}: the current opened file's extension
-// ${cwd}: the current working directory of the spawned process
-
-// A task runner that calls a custom npm script that compiles the extension.
+// See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+// for the documentation about the tasks.json format
 {
-    "version": "0.1.0",
-
-    // we want to run npm
-    "command": "npm",
-
-    // the command is a shell script
-    "isShellCommand": true,
-
-    // show the output window only if unrecognized errors occur.
-    "showOutput": "silent",
-
-    // we run the custom script "compile" as defined in package.json
-    "args": ["run", "compile", "--loglevel", "silent"],
-
-    // The tsc compiler is started in watching mode
-    "isBackground": true,
-
-    // use the standard tsc in watch mode problem matcher to find compile problems in the output.
-    "problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch"
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "type": "npm",
+            "script": "watch",
+            "problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch",
+            "isBackground": true,
+            "presentation": {
+                "reveal": "never"
+            },
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            }
+        }
+    ]
 }
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diff --git a/nodefs-provider-sample/.vscode/settings.json b/nodefs-provider-sample/.vscode/settings.json
index d13713339..0e15ff196 100644
--- a/nodefs-provider-sample/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/nodefs-provider-sample/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
     },
     "search.exclude": {
         "out": true // set this to false to include "out" folder in search results
-    }
+    },
+    "typescript.tsc.autoDetect": "off" // Turn off tsc task auto detection since we have the necessary task as npm scripts
 }
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diff --git a/progress-sample/.vscode/launch.json b/progress-sample/.vscode/launch.json
index c776d21ec..886b6ad17 100644
--- a/progress-sample/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/progress-sample/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 			"stopOnEntry": false,
 			"sourceMaps": true,
 			"outFiles": ["${workspaceRoot}/out/src/**/*.js"],
-			"preLaunchTask": "npm"
+			"preLaunchTask": "tsc: watch - tsconfig.json"
 		},
 		{
 			"name": "Launch Tests",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 			"stopOnEntry": false,
 			"sourceMaps": true,
 			"outFiles": ["${workspaceRoot}/out/test/**/*.js"],
-			"preLaunchTask": "npm"
+			"preLaunchTask": "tsc: watch - tsconfig.json"
 		}
 	]
 }
diff --git a/progress-sample/.vscode/settings.json b/progress-sample/.vscode/settings.json
index 3f5aa9cf9..dfcf0a56b 100644
--- a/progress-sample/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/progress-sample/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
 	"search.exclude": {
 		"out": true // set this to false to include "out" folder in search results
 	},
-	"typescript.tsdk": "./node_modules/typescript/lib" // we want to use the TS server from our node_modules folder to control its version
+	"typescript.tsdk": "./node_modules/typescript/lib", // we want to use the TS server from our node_modules folder to control its version
+	"typescript.tsc.autoDetect": "off" // Turn off tsc task auto detection since we have the necessary task as npm scripts
 }
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diff --git a/progress-sample/.vscode/tasks.json b/progress-sample/.vscode/tasks.json
index 1992757d7..3f2783c3e 100644
--- a/progress-sample/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/progress-sample/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -1,30 +1,20 @@
-// Available variables which can be used inside of strings.
-// ${workspaceRoot}: the root folder of the team
-// ${file}: the current opened file
-// ${fileBasename}: the current opened file's basename
-// ${fileDirname}: the current opened file's dirname
-// ${fileExtname}: the current opened file's extension
-// ${cwd}: the current working directory of the spawned process
-
-// A task runner that calls a custom npm script that compiles the extension.
+// See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+// for the documentation about the tasks.json format
 {
-	"version": "0.1.0",
-
-	// we want to run npm
-	"command": "npm",
-
-	// the command is a shell script
-	"isShellCommand": true,
-
-	// show the output window only if unrecognized errors occur.
-	"showOutput": "silent",
-
-	// we run the custom script "compile" as defined in package.json
-	"args": ["run", "compile", "--loglevel", "silent"],
-
-	// The tsc compiler is started in watching mode
-	"isWatching": true,
-
-	// use the standard tsc in watch mode problem matcher to find compile problems in the output.
-	"problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch"
+	"version": "2.0.0",
+	"tasks": [
+		{
+			"type": "npm",
+			"script": "watch",
+			"problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch",
+			"isBackground": true,
+			"presentation": {
+				"reveal": "never"
+			},
+			"group": {
+				"kind": "build",
+				"isDefault": true
+			}
+		}
+	]
 }
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diff --git a/statusbar-sample/.vscode/launch.json b/statusbar-sample/.vscode/launch.json
index c776d21ec..886b6ad17 100644
--- a/statusbar-sample/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/statusbar-sample/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 			"stopOnEntry": false,
 			"sourceMaps": true,
 			"outFiles": ["${workspaceRoot}/out/src/**/*.js"],
-			"preLaunchTask": "npm"
+			"preLaunchTask": "tsc: watch - tsconfig.json"
 		},
 		{
 			"name": "Launch Tests",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 			"stopOnEntry": false,
 			"sourceMaps": true,
 			"outFiles": ["${workspaceRoot}/out/test/**/*.js"],
-			"preLaunchTask": "npm"
+			"preLaunchTask": "tsc: watch - tsconfig.json"
 		}
 	]
 }
diff --git a/statusbar-sample/.vscode/settings.json b/statusbar-sample/.vscode/settings.json
index 3f5aa9cf9..dfcf0a56b 100644
--- a/statusbar-sample/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/statusbar-sample/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
 	"search.exclude": {
 		"out": true // set this to false to include "out" folder in search results
 	},
-	"typescript.tsdk": "./node_modules/typescript/lib" // we want to use the TS server from our node_modules folder to control its version
+	"typescript.tsdk": "./node_modules/typescript/lib", // we want to use the TS server from our node_modules folder to control its version
+	"typescript.tsc.autoDetect": "off" // Turn off tsc task auto detection since we have the necessary task as npm scripts
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/statusbar-sample/.vscode/tasks.json b/statusbar-sample/.vscode/tasks.json
index 1992757d7..3f2783c3e 100644
--- a/statusbar-sample/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/statusbar-sample/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -1,30 +1,20 @@
-// Available variables which can be used inside of strings.
-// ${workspaceRoot}: the root folder of the team
-// ${file}: the current opened file
-// ${fileBasename}: the current opened file's basename
-// ${fileDirname}: the current opened file's dirname
-// ${fileExtname}: the current opened file's extension
-// ${cwd}: the current working directory of the spawned process
-
-// A task runner that calls a custom npm script that compiles the extension.
+// See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+// for the documentation about the tasks.json format
 {
-	"version": "0.1.0",
-
-	// we want to run npm
-	"command": "npm",
-
-	// the command is a shell script
-	"isShellCommand": true,
-
-	// show the output window only if unrecognized errors occur.
-	"showOutput": "silent",
-
-	// we run the custom script "compile" as defined in package.json
-	"args": ["run", "compile", "--loglevel", "silent"],
-
-	// The tsc compiler is started in watching mode
-	"isWatching": true,
-
-	// use the standard tsc in watch mode problem matcher to find compile problems in the output.
-	"problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch"
+	"version": "2.0.0",
+	"tasks": [
+		{
+			"type": "npm",
+			"script": "watch",
+			"problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch",
+			"isBackground": true,
+			"presentation": {
+				"reveal": "never"
+			},
+			"group": {
+				"kind": "build",
+				"isDefault": true
+			}
+		}
+	]
 }
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