diff --git a/extensions/emmet/test-workspace/.vscode/settings.json b/extensions/emmet/test-workspace/.vscode/settings.json
index b196f4685ef..bcb312b4a28 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/test-workspace/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/extensions/emmet/test-workspace/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 {
-	"editor.minimap.enabled": false // see https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/115747
+	"editor.minimap.enabled": false, // see https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/115747
+	"workbench.editor.languageDetection": false,
+	"typescript.disableAutomaticTypeAcquisition": true,
+	"json.schemaDownload.enable": false,
+	"npm.fetchOnlinePackageInfo": false,
+	"npm.autoDetect": "off",
+	"workbench.localHistory.enabled": false
 }
diff --git a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/testWorkspace/.vscode/settings.json b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/testWorkspace/.vscode/settings.json
index 987c35c4484..a2d6f0fd06f 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/testWorkspace/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/testWorkspace/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -6,5 +6,10 @@
 		"**/files-exclude/**": true
 	},
 	"editor.minimap.enabled": false, // see https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/115747
-	"workbench.editor.languageDetection": true
+	"workbench.editor.languageDetection": true,
+	"typescript.disableAutomaticTypeAcquisition": true,
+	"json.schemaDownload.enable": false,
+	"npm.fetchOnlinePackageInfo": false,
+	"npm.autoDetect": "off",
+	"workbench.localHistory.enabled": false
 }
diff --git a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/testWorkspace2/.vscode/settings.json b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/testWorkspace2/.vscode/settings.json
index b196f4685ef..bcb312b4a28 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/testWorkspace2/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/testWorkspace2/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 {
-	"editor.minimap.enabled": false // see https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/115747
+	"editor.minimap.enabled": false, // see https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/115747
+	"workbench.editor.languageDetection": false,
+	"typescript.disableAutomaticTypeAcquisition": true,
+	"json.schemaDownload.enable": false,
+	"npm.fetchOnlinePackageInfo": false,
+	"npm.autoDetect": "off",
+	"workbench.localHistory.enabled": false
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/files/node/watcher/nodejs/nodejsWatcherLib.ts b/src/vs/platform/files/node/watcher/nodejs/nodejsWatcherLib.ts
index c23ea589dbb..ae37f923b7f 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/files/node/watcher/nodejs/nodejsWatcherLib.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/files/node/watcher/nodejs/nodejsWatcherLib.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export class NodeJSFileWatcherLibrary extends Disposable {
 
 			// Correct watch path as needed
 			if (request.path !== realPath) {
-				this.warn(`correcting a path to watch that seems to be a symbolic link or wrong casing (original: ${request.path}, real: ${realPath})`);
+				this.trace(`correcting a path to watch that seems to be a symbolic link or wrong casing (original: ${request.path}, real: ${realPath})`);
 			}
 		} catch (error) {
 			// ignore
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/files/node/watcher/parcel/parcelWatcher.ts b/src/vs/platform/files/node/watcher/parcel/parcelWatcher.ts
index 85388db8f80..5b0d051b30e 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/files/node/watcher/parcel/parcelWatcher.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/files/node/watcher/parcel/parcelWatcher.ts
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ export class ParcelWatcher extends Disposable implements IRecursiveWatcher {
 				realPathLength = realPath.length;
 				realPathDiffers = true;
 
-				this.warn(`correcting a path to watch that seems to be a symbolic link or wrong casing (original: ${request.path}, real: ${realPath})`);
+				this.trace(`correcting a path to watch that seems to be a symbolic link or wrong casing (original: ${request.path}, real: ${realPath})`);
 			}
 		} catch (error) {
 			// ignore
diff --git a/test/smoke/src/areas/multiroot/multiroot.test.ts b/test/smoke/src/areas/multiroot/multiroot.test.ts
index 0038f8b70e6..c4e6e46f9a4 100644
--- a/test/smoke/src/areas/multiroot/multiroot.test.ts
+++ b/test/smoke/src/areas/multiroot/multiroot.test.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ function createWorkspaceFile(workspacePath: string): string {
 		settings: {
 			'workbench.startupEditor': 'none',
 			'workbench.enableExperiments': false,
-			"typescript.disableAutomaticTypeAcquisition": true
+			'typescript.disableAutomaticTypeAcquisition': true,
+			'json.schemaDownload.enable': false,
+			'npm.fetchOnlinePackageInfo': false,
+			'npm.autoDetect': 'off',
+			'workbench.editor.languageDetection': false,
+			"workbench.localHistory.enabled": false
 		}
 	};