diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 4da3dc3b..f782196d 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 // Place your settings in this file to overwrite default and user settings.
 {
+    "file.autoSave": "afterDelay",   
+    "files.watcherExclude": {
+        "**/.git/objects/**": true,
+        "**/built/**": true,
+        "**/node_modules/**": true,
+        "**/yotta_modules/**": true,
+        "**/yotta_targets": true,
+        "**/pxt_modules/**": true
+    },    
+    "search.exclude": {
+        "**/node_modules": true,
+        "**/yotta_modules/**": true,
+        "**/yotta_targets": true,
+        "**/pxt_modules/**": true
+    },    
     "tslint.enable": true,
     "tslint.rulesDirectory": "node_modules/tslint-microsoft-contrib"
 }
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