diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9381f1afe48..ffa7662bd7e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ CMakeLists.txt
 .browse.VC.db*
 *.stackdump
 util/Win_Check_Output.txt
-.vscode
+# Let these ones be user specific, since we have so many different configurations
+.vscode/launch.json
+.vscode/tasks.json
 .stfolder
 
 # ignore image files
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f5d7a7602ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Place your settings in this file to overwrite default and user settings.
+{
+    // Configure glob patterns for excluding files and folders.
+    "files.exclude": {
+        "**/.build": true,
+        "**/*.hex": true
+    }
+}
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