How to Fix & Reset VS Code to Default Settings | Default Settings Visual Studio Code (Easy Guide)
Learn how to reset Visual Studio Code to default settings in 2026 with this step-by-step guide. Whether you want to fix common problems like errors, slow performance, broken extensions, or messed-up settings, this tutorial shows you how to fully reset VS Code like a fresh install.
🕒 Video Chapters:
0:00 📌 Intro: Why reset VS Code?
0:44 ⚙️ Method 1: Clearing settings.json (Quick Reset)
2:50 🎨 Testing Themes & Extension settings
4:38 📂 Method 2: Resetting via AppData (Full Reset)
6:00 ✅ Final Results & Outro
What you’ll learn:
How to reset VS Code settings.json to default
Locate the VS Code AppData folder
Restore default layout and UI
Remove extensions and clear configuration
Reset workspace settings
Full VS Code factory reset (Windows, macOS, Linux)
Works on:
• Windows 11 / 10
• macOS
• Linux
This tutorial is perfect if your VS Code not working properly, crashing, running slow, or behaving unexpectedly.
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