diff --git a/build/builtin/main.js b/build/builtin/main.js
index 849027ad2b9..b094a67cac5 100644
--- a/build/builtin/main.js
+++ b/build/builtin/main.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 let window = null;
 
 app.once('ready', () => {
-	window = new BrowserWindow({ width: 800, height: 600 });
+	window = new BrowserWindow({ width: 800, height: 600, webPreferences: { nodeIntegration: true, webviewTag: true } });
 	window.setMenuBarVisibility(false);
 	window.loadURL(url.format({ pathname: path.join(__dirname, 'index.html'), protocol: 'file:', slashes: true }));
 	// window.webContents.openDevTools();
diff --git a/src/vs/base/parts/quickopen/test/common/quickOpenScorer.test.ts b/src/vs/base/parts/quickopen/test/common/quickOpenScorer.test.ts
index 47c51b87902..548cc9489f0 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/parts/quickopen/test/common/quickOpenScorer.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/parts/quickopen/test/common/quickOpenScorer.test.ts
@@ -515,11 +515,27 @@ suite('Quick Open Scorer', () => {
 
 		let query = 'vscode';
 
-		let res = [resourceA, resourceB].sort((r1, r2) => compareItemsByScore(r1, r2, query, true, ResourceAccessor, cache, (r1, r2, query, ResourceAccessor) => -1));
+		let res = [resourceA, resourceB].sort((r1, r2) => {
+			return compareItemsByScore(r1, r2, query, true, ResourceAccessor, cache, (r1, r2, query, ResourceAccessor) => {
+				if (r1 as any /* TS fail */ === resourceA) {
+					return -1;
+				}
+
+				return 1;
+			});
+		});
 		assert.equal(res[0], resourceA);
 		assert.equal(res[1], resourceB);
 
-		res = [resourceB, resourceA].sort((r1, r2) => compareItemsByScore(r1, r2, query, true, ResourceAccessor, cache, (r1, r2, query, ResourceAccessor) => -1));
+		res = [resourceB, resourceA].sort((r1, r2) => {
+			return compareItemsByScore(r1, r2, query, true, ResourceAccessor, cache, (r1, r2, query, ResourceAccessor) => {
+				if (r1 as any /* TS fail */ === resourceB) {
+					return -1;
+				}
+
+				return 1;
+			});
+		});
 		assert.equal(res[0], resourceB);
 		assert.equal(res[1], resourceA);
 	});
diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/auth.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/auth.ts
index ed92533c32f..6fbd3fcce46 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/auth.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/auth.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ export class ProxyAuthHandler {
 			width: 450,
 			height: 220,
 			show: true,
-			title: 'VS Code'
+			title: 'VS Code',
+			webPreferences: {
+				nodeIntegration: true,
+				webviewTag: true
+			}
 		};
 
 		const focusedWindow = this.windowsMainService.getFocusedWindow();
diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/sharedProcess.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/sharedProcess.ts
index 70b6ec75768..60926b0d146 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/sharedProcess.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/sharedProcess.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export class SharedProcess implements ISharedProcess {
 				images: false,
 				webaudio: false,
 				webgl: false,
+				nodeIntegration: true,
 				disableBlinkFeatures: 'Auxclick' // do NOT change, allows us to identify this window as shared-process in the process explorer
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/window.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/window.ts
index 3889550305b..d031b8b673f 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/window.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/window.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ export class CodeWindow extends Disposable implements ICodeWindow {
 				// want to enforce that Code stays in the foreground. This triggers a disable_hidden_
 				// flag that Electron provides via patch:
 				// https://github.com/electron/libchromiumcontent/blob/master/patches/common/chromium/disable_hidden.patch
-				backgroundThrottling: false
+				backgroundThrottling: false,
+				nodeIntegration: true,
+				webviewTag: true
 			}
 		};
 
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/clipboard/electron-browser/clipboardService.ts b/src/vs/platform/clipboard/electron-browser/clipboardService.ts
index 9952574fb54..0fa18f71ce7 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/clipboard/electron-browser/clipboardService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/clipboard/electron-browser/clipboardService.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ export class ClipboardService implements IClipboardService {
 
 	_serviceBrand: any;
 
-	writeText(text: string, type?: string): void {
+	writeText(text: string, type?: 'selection' | 'clipboard'): void {
 		clipboard.writeText(text, type);
 	}
 
-	readText(type?: string): string {
+	readText(type?: 'selection' | 'clipboard'): string {
 		return clipboard.readText(type);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsService.ts b/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsService.ts
index b4851c55d0c..4722e6c8e9b 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsService.ts
@@ -352,7 +352,8 @@ export class WindowsService extends Disposable implements IWindowsService, IURLH
 	async openExternal(url: string): Promise<boolean> {
 		this.logService.trace('windowsService#openExternal');
 
-		return shell.openExternal(url);
+		shell.openExternal(url);
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	async startCrashReporter(config: Electron.CrashReporterStartOptions): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/api/extHostConfiguration.test.ts b/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/api/extHostConfiguration.test.ts
index 16a5eef9fc9..2a963f3a3ab 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/api/extHostConfiguration.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/api/extHostConfiguration.test.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ suite('ExtHostConfiguration', function () {
 
 		testObject = all.getConfiguration('workbench');
 		actual = testObject.get('colorCustomizations')!;
-		delete actual['statusBar.foreground'];
+		actual['statusBar.foreground'] = undefined;
 		assert.equal(actual['statusBar.foreground'], undefined);
 		testObject = all.getConfiguration('workbench');
 		actual = testObject.get('colorCustomizations')!;
diff --git a/test/electron/index.js b/test/electron/index.js
index b0d82f6d1bd..1d9ef60b846 100644
--- a/test/electron/index.js
+++ b/test/electron/index.js
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ app.on('ready', () => {
 		show: false,
 		webPreferences: {
 			backgroundThrottling: false,
-			webSecurity: false
+			nodeIntegration: true,
+			webSecurity: false,
+			webviewTag: true
 		}
 	});