How to reset user settings in Visual Studio Code?

For some reason, if you want to reset all the settings you have modified in Visual Studio Code, then follow these steps to reset user settings in VS Code.

1. Launch visual studio code command palette by pressing F1 or
   • Cmd + Shift + P keys for Mac
   • Ctrl + Shift + P keys for Windows and Linux.
2. Type in user settings.
3. From the list, select open user settings option. The settings page will open.
4. On the top right corner, you can see an icon Open settings (JSON). press the icon, to open the settings.json file (on macOS, it will be from the folder ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/settings.json).
   
5. Remove all the content from the settings.json file and save the changes.
6. Re-launch the VS Code.

This process will reset the user settings in Visual Studio Code.

Related articles

• Launching Visual Studio Code from terminal window on macOS.

Reference

• More about Visual Studio Code Settings at VS Code Docs.