diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
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index 0000000000..f1682a2ce2
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+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
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+{
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Launch",
+            "type": "mono",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/bin/Debug/osu!.exe",
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
+            "preLaunchTask": "",
+            "runtimeExecutable": null,
+            "env": {},
+            "externalConsole": false
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Attach",
+            "type": "mono",
+            "request": "attach",
+            "address": "localhost",
+            "port": 55555
+        }
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
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+{
+    // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+    // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
+    "version": "0.1.0",
+    "windows": {
+        "command": "msbuild"
+    },
+    "linux": {
+        "command": "xbuild"
+    },
+    "args": [
+        // Ask msbuild to generate full paths for file names.
+        "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true"
+    ],
+    "taskSelector": "/t:",
+    "showOutput": "silent",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "taskName": "build",
+            // Show the output window only if unrecognized errors occur.
+            "showOutput": "silent",
+            // Use the standard MS compiler pattern to detect errors, warnings and infos
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        }
+    ]
+}
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