diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index b3b86da42f..f1083179b8 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -1,34 +1,22 @@
 {
     "version": "0.2.0",
-    "configurations": [
-        {
-            "name": "VisualTests (debug)",
+    "configurations": [{
+            "name": "osu! (VisualTests)",
             "windows": {
                 "type": "clr"
             },
             "type": "mono",
             "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/bin/Debug/osu!.exe",
+            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/osu!.exe",
+            "args": [
+                "--tests"
+            ],
             "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
             "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug)",
             "runtimeExecutable": null,
             "env": {},
             "console": "internalConsole"
         },
-        {
-            "name": "VisualTests (release)",
-            "windows": {
-                "type": "clr"
-            },
-            "type": "mono",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/bin/Release/osu!.exe",
-            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release)",
-            "runtimeExecutable": null,
-            "env": {},
-            "console": "internalConsole"
-        },
         {
             "name": "osu! (debug)",
             "windows": {
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index b0fd5fbb0d..3db43ca9bb 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -2,35 +2,41 @@
     // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
     // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
     "version": "2.0.0",
-    "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
-    "isShellCommand": true,
     "command": "msbuild",
+    "type": "shell",
     "suppressTaskName": true,
-    "showOutput": "silent",
     "args": [
         "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
         "/property:DebugType=portable",
+        "/verbosity:minimal",
         "/m" //parallel compiling support.
     ],
-    "tasks": [
-        {
+    "tasks": [{
             "taskName": "Build (Debug)",
-            "isBuildCommand": true
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            },
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$msCompile"
+            ]
         },
         {
             "taskName": "Build (Release)",
             "args": [
                 "/property:Configuration=Release"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$msCompile"
             ]
         },
-        {
-            "taskName": "Clean All",
-            "dependsOn": ["Clean (Debug)", "Clean (Release)"]
-        },
         {
             "taskName": "Clean (Debug)",
             "args": [
                 "/target:Clean"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$msCompile"
             ]
         },
         {
@@ -38,6 +44,19 @@
             "args": [
                 "/target:Clean",
                 "/property:Configuration=Release"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$msCompile"
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "taskName": "Clean All",
+            "dependsOn": [
+                "Clean (Debug)",
+                "Clean (Release)"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$msCompile"
             ]
         }
     ]