diff --git a/contentprovider-sample/.vscode/launch.json b/contentprovider-sample/.vscode/launch.json
index ebf299ef..b1fbbab6 100644
--- a/contentprovider-sample/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/contentprovider-sample/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
 			],
 			"stopOnEntry": false,
 			"sourceMaps": true,
-			"outFiles": ["${workspaceRoot}/out/**/*.js"],
-			"preLaunchTask": "npm"
+			"outFiles": [
+				"${workspaceRoot}/out/**/*.js"
+			],
+			"preLaunchTask": "npm: watch"
 		}
 	]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/contentprovider-sample/.vscode/tasks.json b/contentprovider-sample/.vscode/tasks.json
index 6de436a7..3b17e53b 100644
--- a/contentprovider-sample/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/contentprovider-sample/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
-// A task runner that calls a custom npm script that compiles the extension.
+// See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+// for the documentation about the tasks.json format
 {
-	"version": "0.1.0",
-
-	// we want to run npm
-	"command": "npm",
-
-	// the command is a shell script
-	"isShellCommand": true,
-
-	// show the output window only if unrecognized errors occur.
-	"showOutput": "silent",
-
-	// we run the custom script "compile" as defined in package.json
-	"args": ["run", "compile"],
-
-	// The tsc compiler is started in watching mode
-	"isWatching": true,
-
-	// use the standard tsc in watch mode problem matcher to find compile problems in the output.
-	"problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	"version": "2.0.0",
+	"tasks": [
+		{
+			"type": "npm",
+			"script": "watch",
+			"problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch",
+			"isBackground": true,
+			"presentation": {
+				"reveal": "never"
+			},
+			"group": {
+				"kind": "build",
+				"isDefault": true
+			}
+		}
+	]
+}
diff --git a/contentprovider-sample/package.json b/contentprovider-sample/package.json
index ce2205df..e457e792 100644
--- a/contentprovider-sample/package.json
+++ b/contentprovider-sample/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 	},
 	"scripts": {
 		"vscode:prepublish": "tsc -p ./",
-		"compile": "tsc -watch -p ./",
+		"watch": "tsc -watch -p ./",
 		"postinstall": "node ./node_modules/vscode/bin/install"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {