diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/browser/remoteExplorer.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/browser/remoteExplorer.ts
index 34099db8509..a41b38ef4db 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/browser/remoteExplorer.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/browser/remoteExplorer.ts
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class OnAutoForwardedAction extends Disposable {
 	}
 
 	private basicMessage(tunnel: RemoteTunnel) {
-		return nls.localize('remote.tunnelsView.automaticForward', "Your service running on port {0} is available.  ",
+		return nls.localize('remote.tunnelsView.automaticForward', "Your application running on port {0} is available.  ",
 			tunnel.tunnelRemotePort);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/common/remote.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/common/remote.contribution.ts
index 707332a5ec5..c702058db01 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/common/remote.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/common/remote.contribution.ts
@@ -175,21 +175,21 @@ Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(ConfigurationExtensions.Configuration)
 							'label': {
 								type: 'string',
 								description: localize('remote.portsAttributes.label', "Label that will be shown in the UI for this port."),
-								default: localize('remote.portsAttributes.labelDefault', "Labeled Port")
+								default: localize('remote.portsAttributes.labelDefault', "Application")
 							}
 						},
 						default: {
-							'label': localize('remote.portsAttributes.labelDefault', "Labeled Port"),
+							'label': localize('remote.portsAttributes.labelDefault', "Application"),
 							'onAutoForward': 'notify'
 						}
 					}
 				},
-				markdownDescription: localize('remote.portsAttributes', "Set properties that are applied when a specific port number is forwarded. For example:\n\n```\n\"3000\": {\n  \"label\": \"Labeled Port\"\n},\n\"40000-55000\": {\n  \"onAutoForward\": \"ignore\"\n},\n\".+\\\\/server.js\": {\n \"onAutoForward\": \"openPreview\"\n}\n```"),
-				defaultSnippets: [{ body: { '${1:3000}': { label: '${2:My Port}', onAutoForward: 'openPreview' } } }],
+				markdownDescription: localize('remote.portsAttributes', "Set properties that are applied when a specific port number is forwarded. For example:\n\n```\n\"3000\": {\n  \"label\": \"Application\"\n},\n\"40000-55000\": {\n  \"onAutoForward\": \"ignore\"\n},\n\".+\\\\/server.js\": {\n \"onAutoForward\": \"openPreview\"\n}\n```"),
+				defaultSnippets: [{ body: { '${1:3000}': { label: '${2:Application}', onAutoForward: 'openPreview' } } }],
 				errorMessage: localize('remote.portsAttributes.patternError', "Must be a port number, range of port numbers, or regular expression."),
 				additionalProperties: false
 			},
-			'remote.portsAttributes.defaults': {
+			'remote.portsAttributes.unconfigured': {
 				type: 'object',
 				properties: {
 					'onAutoForward': {
@@ -213,13 +213,11 @@ Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(ConfigurationExtensions.Configuration)
 					'label': {
 						type: 'string',
 						description: localize('remote.portsAttributes.label', "Label that will be shown in the UI for this port."),
-						default: localize('remote.portsAttributes.labelDefault', "Labeled Port")
+						default: localize('remote.portsAttributes.labelDefault', "Application")
 					}
 				},
-				default: {
-					'onAutoForward': 'notify'
-				},
-				markdownDescription: localize('remote.portsAttributes.defaults', "Set default properties that are applied to all ports that don't get properties from the setting `remote.portsAttributes`. For example:\n\n```\n{\n  \"onAutoForward\": \"notify\"\n}\n```"),
+				defaultSnippets: [{ body: { onAutoForward: 'ignore' } }],
+				markdownDescription: localize('remote.portsAttributes.defaults', "Set default properties that are applied to all ports that don't get properties from the setting `remote.portsAttributes`. For example:\n\n```\n{\n  \"onAutoForward\": \"ignore\"\n}\n```"),
 				additionalProperties: false
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteExplorerService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteExplorerService.ts
index 4bb2f960c50..6b2af5bcdb5 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteExplorerService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteExplorerService.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ interface PortAttributes extends Attributes {
 
 export class PortsAttributes extends Disposable {
 	private static SETTING = 'remote.portsAttributes';
-	private static DEFAULTS = 'remote.portsAttributes.defaults';
+	private static DEFAULTS = 'remote.portsAttributes.unconfigured';
 	private static RANGE = /^(\d+)\-(\d+)$/;
 	private portsAttributes: PortAttributes[] = [];
 	private defaultPortAttributes: Attributes | undefined;