diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index ef0a853fd4b..ed15f8b6c69 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 	},
 	"search.exclude": {
 		"**/node_modules": true,
-		"**/bower_components": true,
 		"cli/target/**": true,
 		".build/**": true,
 		"out/**": true,
@@ -34,6 +33,18 @@
 		"src/vs/workbench/api/test/browser/extHostDocumentData.test.perf-data.ts": true,
 		"src/vs/editor/test/node/diffing/fixtures/**": true,
 	},
+	"files.readonlyInclude": {
+		"**/node_modules/**": true,
+		"out/**": true,
+		"out-build/**": true,
+		"out-vscode/**": true,
+		"out-vscode-reh/**": true,
+		"extensions/**/dist/**": true,
+		"extensions/**/out/**": true,
+		"test/smoke/out/**": true,
+		"test/automation/out/**": true,
+		"test/integration/browser/out/**": true,
+	},
 	"lcov.path": [
 		"./.build/coverage/lcov.info",
 		"./.build/coverage-single/lcov.info"