diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/common/taskTemplates.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/common/taskTemplates.ts
index 6165c13bc0a0a24ade9e6f37132a8450a9c41105..35a33f94ca9012452d0f06f8cf101c885aa3299b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/common/taskTemplates.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/common/taskTemplates.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const msbuild: TaskEntry = {
 		'\t"tasks": [',
 		'\t\t{',
 		'\t\t\t"taskName": "build",',
-		'\t\t\t"type": "process",',
+		'\t\t\t"type": "shell",',
 		'\t\t\t"command": "msbuild",',
 		'\t\t\t"args": [',
 		'\t\t\t\t// Ask msbuild to generate full paths for file names.',