diff --git a/FreeRTOS/Demo/CORTEX_M3_MPS2_QEMU_GCC/.vscode/launch.json b/FreeRTOS/Demo/CORTEX_M3_MPS2_QEMU_GCC/.vscode/launch.json
index 8455e94393..31b3addc8e 100644
--- a/FreeRTOS/Demo/CORTEX_M3_MPS2_QEMU_GCC/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/FreeRTOS/Demo/CORTEX_M3_MPS2_QEMU_GCC/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
-
         {
             "name": "Debug",
             "type": "gdb",
@@ -13,13 +12,9 @@
             "target": ":1234",
             "remote": true,
             "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "osx": {
-                "preLaunchTask": "qemu",
-                "postDebugTask": "killallqemu"
-            }
-
+            "preLaunchTask": "qemu",
+            "postDebugTask": "killallqemu"
         }
-
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/FreeRTOS/Demo/CORTEX_M3_MPS2_QEMU_GCC/.vscode/tasks.json b/FreeRTOS/Demo/CORTEX_M3_MPS2_QEMU_GCC/.vscode/tasks.json
index f2cee3c0ed..76ab401e36 100644
--- a/FreeRTOS/Demo/CORTEX_M3_MPS2_QEMU_GCC/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/FreeRTOS/Demo/CORTEX_M3_MPS2_QEMU_GCC/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
             "label": "qemu",
             "type":"shell",
             "isBackground":true,
+            "dependsOn": "build",
             "runOptions": 
                 {
                     "instanceLimit": 1