diff --git a/optional/install-vscode.cmd b/optional/install-vscode.cmd
index edf0c5b..b2d24c9 100644
--- a/optional/install-vscode.cmd
+++ b/optional/install-vscode.cmd
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ echo removing VScode startmenu folder ...
 rd /S /Q %STARTMENU%\"Visual Studio Code" 2>nul
 
 echo adding VScode MARKDOWNTABLE plugin ...
-"%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft VS Code\bin\code" --install-extension %MARKDOWNTABLE%
+"%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft VS Code\bin\code" --install-extension %MARKDOWNTABLE% --force
 
 echo ####### %0 #######
 
diff --git a/scripts/config/vscode-settings.json b/scripts/config/vscode-settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a584081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/config/vscode-settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "update.mode": "none",
+  "enableTelemetry": false,
+  "workbench.enableExperiments": false,
+  "extensions.autoUpdate": false,
+  "workbench.startupEditor": "newUntitledFile",
+  "extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true
+}
+
diff --git a/tools/logon.cmd b/tools/logon.cmd
index 36bd5ad..f97b244 100644
--- a/tools/logon.cmd
+++ b/tools/logon.cmd
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@ set LOCALSTATE="%LOCALAPPDATA%"\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe
 mkdir %LOCALSTATE% 1>nul 2>nul
 copy /Y %TOOLS%\scripts\config\wt-settings.json %LOCALSTATE%\settings.json 1>nul 2>nul
 
+echo Setting up VS-Code ...
+mkdir "%USERPROFILE%"\AppData\Roaming\Code\User 1>nul 2>nul
+copy /Y %TOOLS%\scripts\config\vscode-settings.json "%USERPROFILE%"\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\settings.json 1>nul 2>nul
+
 echo disabling RUFUS autoupdate ...
 reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Akeo Consulting\Rufus" /v UpdateCheckInterval ^
   /t REG_DWORD /d "0xffffffff" /f 1>nul