diff --git a/.vscode/notebooks/api.github-issues b/.vscode/notebooks/api.github-issues
index 14d330b52cf..613a3dd3ce9 100644
--- a/.vscode/notebooks/api.github-issues
+++ b/.vscode/notebooks/api.github-issues
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   {
     "kind": 2,
     "language": "github-issues",
-    "value": "$repo=repo:microsoft/vscode\n$milestone=milestone:\"December 2021\""
+    "value": "$repo=repo:microsoft/vscode\n$milestone=milestone:\"January 2022\""
   },
   {
     "kind": 1,
diff --git a/.vscode/notebooks/inbox.github-issues b/.vscode/notebooks/inbox.github-issues
index be6afc784c7..2fd0b34e66c 100644
--- a/.vscode/notebooks/inbox.github-issues
+++ b/.vscode/notebooks/inbox.github-issues
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   {
     "kind": 2,
     "language": "github-issues",
-    "value": "$inbox -label:\"needs more info\" sort:created-asc"
+    "value": "$inbox -label:\"needs more info\" sort:created-desc"
   },
   {
     "kind": 1,
diff --git a/.vscode/notebooks/my-work.github-issues b/.vscode/notebooks/my-work.github-issues
index 5401e27d2d6..cae5d55f1a7 100644
--- a/.vscode/notebooks/my-work.github-issues
+++ b/.vscode/notebooks/my-work.github-issues
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   {
     "kind": 2,
     "language": "github-issues",
-    "value": "// list of repos we work in\n$repos=repo:microsoft/vscode repo:microsoft/vscode-remote-release repo:microsoft/vscode-js-debug repo:microsoft/vscode-pull-request-github repo:microsoft/vscode-github-issue-notebooks repo:microsoft/vscode-internalbacklog repo:microsoft/vscode-dev repo:microsoft/vscode-references-view repo:microsoft/vscode-anycode repo:microsoft/vscode-hexeditor repo:microsoft/vscode-extension-telemetry repo:microsoft/vscode-livepreview repo:microsoft/vscode-remotehub repo:microsoft/vscode-settings-sync-server repo:microsoft/vscode-remote-repositories-github\n\n// current milestone name\n$milestone=milestone:\"December 2021\""
+    "value": "// list of repos we work in\n$repos=repo:microsoft/vscode repo:microsoft/vscode-remote-release repo:microsoft/vscode-js-debug repo:microsoft/vscode-pull-request-github repo:microsoft/vscode-github-issue-notebooks repo:microsoft/vscode-internalbacklog repo:microsoft/vscode-dev repo:microsoft/vscode-references-view repo:microsoft/vscode-anycode repo:microsoft/vscode-hexeditor repo:microsoft/vscode-extension-telemetry repo:microsoft/vscode-livepreview repo:microsoft/vscode-remotehub repo:microsoft/vscode-settings-sync-server repo:microsoft/vscode-remote-repositories-github\n\n// current milestone name\n$milestone=milestone:\"January 2022\""
   },
   {
     "kind": 1,