diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index e008b8040c..acfef36e7d 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -8,11 +8,16 @@
 	"[markdown]": {
 		"files.trimTrailingWhitespace": false
 	},
+	"files.readonlyInclude": {
+		"temp/**": true
+	},
 
 	"files.insertFinalNewline": true,
-
-	"files.exclude": {
-		"temp": true,
-		"gen": true
+	"files.associations": {
+		"*.epp": "cpp"
+	},
+	"search.exclude": {
+		"temp/**": true,
+		"gen/**": true
 	}
 }