diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 0e07b0a067..b3b86da42f 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -2,46 +2,60 @@
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
         {
-            "name": "Launch VisualTests",
+            "name": "VisualTests (debug)",
             "windows": {
                 "type": "clr"
             },
             "type": "mono",
             "request": "launch",
             "program": "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/bin/Debug/osu!.exe",
-            "args": [],
             "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "build",
+            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug)",
             "runtimeExecutable": null,
             "env": {},
             "console": "internalConsole"
         },
         {
-            "name": "Launch Desktop",
+            "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": {
                 "type": "clr"
             },
             "type": "mono",
             "request": "launch",
             "program": "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/osu!.exe",
-            "args": [],
             "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "build",
+            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug)",
             "runtimeExecutable": null,
             "env": {},
             "console": "internalConsole"
         },
         {
-            "name": "Attach",
+            "name": "osu! (release)",
             "windows": {
-                "type": "clr",
-                "request": "attach",
-                "processName": "osu!"
+                "type": "clr"
             },
             "type": "mono",
-            "request": "attach",
-            "address": "localhost",
-            "port": 55555
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Desktop/bin/Release/osu!.exe",
+            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
+            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release)",
+            "runtimeExecutable": null,
+            "env": {},
+            "console": "internalConsole"
         }
     ]
 }
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diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 5eaeaa9899..f285ebde67 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -1,51 +1,50 @@
 {
     // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
     // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
-    "version": "0.1.0",
-    "taskSelector": "/t:",
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
+    "isShellCommand": true,
+    "command": "msbuild",
+    "suppressTaskName": true,
+    "showOutput": "silent",
+    "args": [
+        "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+        "/property:DebugType=portable"
+    ],
+    "windows": {
+        "args": [
+            "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+            "/property:DebugType=portable",
+            "/m" //parallel compiling support. doesn't work well with mono atm
+        ]
+    },
     "tasks": [
         {
-            "taskName": "build",
-            "isShellCommand": true,
-            "showOutput": "silent",
-            "command": "msbuild",
-            "args": [
-                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
-                "/property:DebugType=portable"
-            ],
-            "windows": {
-                "args": [
-                    "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
-                    "/property:DebugType=portable",
-                    "/m" //parallel compiling support. doesn't work well with mono atm
-                ]
-            },
-            // Use the standard MS compiler pattern to detect errors, warnings and infos
-            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
+            "taskName": "Build (Debug)",
             "isBuildCommand": true
         },
         {
-            "taskName": "rebuild",
-            "isShellCommand": true,
-            "showOutput": "silent",
-            "command": "msbuild",
+            "taskName": "Build (Release)",
             "args": [
-                // Ask msbuild to generate full paths for file names.
-                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
-                "/property:DebugType=portable",
-                "/target:Clean,Build"
-            ],
-            "windows": {
-                "args": [
-                    "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
-                    "/property:DebugType=portable",
-                    "/target:Clean,Build",
-                    "/m" //parallel compiling support. doesn't work well with mono atm
-                ]
-            },
-            // Use the standard MS compiler pattern to detect errors, warnings and infos
-            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
-            "isBuildCommand": true
+                "/property:Configuration=Release"
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "taskName": "Clean All",
+            "dependsOn": ["Clean (Debug)", "Clean (Release)"]
+        },
+        {
+            "taskName": "Clean (Debug)",
+            "args": [
+                "/target:Clean"
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "taskName": "Clean (Release)",
+            "args": [
+                "/target:Clean",
+                "/property:Configuration=Release"
+            ]
         }
     ]
 }
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