diff --git a/build/templates/UmbracoProject/Properties/launchSettings.json b/build/templates/UmbracoProject/Properties/launchSettings.json
index 3819fb7c86..5f9252d553 100644
--- a/build/templates/UmbracoProject/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/build/templates/UmbracoProject/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json",
   "iisSettings": {
     "windowsAuthentication": false,
     "anonymousAuthentication": true,
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
     },
     "Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore": {
       "commandName": "Project",
+      "launchBrowser": true,
       "environmentVariables": {
         "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
       },
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Properties/launchSettings.json b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Properties/launchSettings.json
index 4edb56f7fa..f4dda49a54 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json",
   "iisSettings": {
     "windowsAuthentication": false,
     "anonymousAuthentication": true,
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
     },
     "Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore": {
       "commandName": "Project",
+      "launchBrowser": true,
       "environmentVariables": {
         "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
       },