Visual Studio - Open Recent in a new Window

Question

Is there any setting in Visual Studio such that when I do "open recent" it always open in a new window. Right now it just opens it in the same window.

Answer 1

// 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.openFilesInNewWindow": "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).

  "window.openFoldersInNewWindow": "on",

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

Answer 2

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