Visual Studio - Open Recent in a new Window

On macOS possible to do like this:

  1. Hold (cmd) and pick one of the recent used project
  2. Hold ctrl and (alt) and pick one of the recent used project

Hold down Control before selecting if you don't wanna change the default settings.


   "window.openFilesInNewWindow": "on",

Controls if files should open in a new window.

  • default: files will open in the window with the files' folder open or the last active window unless opened via the dock or from finder (macOS only)
  • on: files will open in a new window
  • off: files will open in the window with the files' folder open or the last active window

Note that there can still be cases where this setting is ignored (e.g. when using the -new-window or -reuse-window command line option).

  "window.openFoldersInNewWindow": "on",

Controls if folders should open in a new window or replace the last active window.

  • default: folders will open in a new window unless a folder is picked from within the application (e.g. via the File menu)
  • on: folders will open in a new window
  • off: folders will replace the last active window

Note that there can still be cases where this setting is ignored (e.g. when using the -new-window or -reuse-window command line option).

Those should do the trick. In your settings.json.