diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
index 720302d227e308a6b8fc716f7e91869f6a5fb4a2..c6997e43114a39aba6c06db2f45340d623bcfa08 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
@@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ export const EDITOR_DEFAULTS: IValidatedEditorOptions = {
 	wordWrapBreakAfterCharacters: ' \t})]?|&,;¢°′″‰℃、。｡､￠，．：；？！％・･ゝゞヽヾーァィゥェォッャュョヮヵヶぁぃぅぇぉっゃゅょゎゕゖㇰㇱㇲㇳㇴㇵㇶㇷㇸㇹㇺㇻㇼㇽㇾㇿ々〻ｧｨｩｪｫｬｭｮｯｰ’”〉》」』】〕）］｝｣',
 	wordWrapBreakObtrusiveCharacters: '.',
 	autoClosingBrackets: true,
-	dragAndDrop: false,
+	dragAndDrop: true,
 	emptySelectionClipboard: true,
 	useTabStops: true,
 	multicursorModifier: 'altKey',
@@ -2081,7 +2081,7 @@ export const EDITOR_DEFAULTS: IValidatedEditorOptions = {
 		renderWhitespace: 'none',
 		renderControlCharacters: false,
 		fontLigatures: false,
-		renderIndentGuides: false,
+		renderIndentGuides: true,
 		renderLineHighlight: 'line',
 		scrollbar: {
 			vertical: ScrollbarVisibility.Auto,
@@ -2098,7 +2098,7 @@ export const EDITOR_DEFAULTS: IValidatedEditorOptions = {
 			mouseWheelScrollSensitivity: 1,
 		},
 		minimap: {
-			enabled: false,
+			enabled: true,
 			renderCharacters: true,
 			maxColumn: 120
 		},
@@ -2114,7 +2114,7 @@ export const EDITOR_DEFAULTS: IValidatedEditorOptions = {
 		parameterHints: true,
 		iconsInSuggestions: true,
 		formatOnType: false,
-		formatOnPaste: false,
+		formatOnPaste: true,
 		suggestOnTriggerCharacters: true,
 		acceptSuggestionOnEnter: 'on',
 		acceptSuggestionOnCommitCharacter: true,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/main.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/main.contribution.ts
index 46b0bce9b765ceb141bb8406053b240b2cf71191..53ab7b017601edfa68c361ef23939c19d077bd21 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/main.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/main.contribution.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ let properties: { [path: string]: IJSONSchema; } = {
 			nls.localize({ comment: ['This is the description for a setting. Values surrounded by single quotes are not to be translated.'], key: 'window.openFilesInNewWindow.off' }, "Files will open in the window with the files' folder open or the last active window"),
 			nls.localize({ comment: ['This is the description for a setting. Values surrounded by single quotes are not to be translated.'], key: 'window.openFilesInNewWindow.default' }, "Files will open in the window with the files' folder open or the last active window unless opened via the dock or from finder (macOS only)")
 		],
-		'default': 'default',
+		'default': 'off',
 		'description':
 		nls.localize('openFilesInNewWindow',
 			`Controls if files should open in a new window.
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensions.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensions.contribution.ts
index 7e6ec97a78eccbe589f5c26b7b64bb98a3e78b75..74161d1c27c4805d89000f46f8cba36fe1b03256 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensions.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensions.contribution.ts
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(ConfigurationExtensions.Configuration)
 			'extensions.autoUpdate': {
 				type: 'boolean',
 				description: localize('extensionsAutoUpdate', "Automatically update extensions"),
-				default: false
+				default: true
 			},
 			'extensions.ignoreRecommendations': {
 				type: 'boolean',
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/themes/electron-browser/workbenchThemeService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/themes/electron-browser/workbenchThemeService.ts
index 6e41871b060321a5a6813debc8d30d183f90de89..4125a7a1ea8ce8e856dbd5c66160c86020f9f13b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/themes/electron-browser/workbenchThemeService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/themes/electron-browser/workbenchThemeService.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const PERSISTED_THEME_STORAGE_KEY = 'colorThemeData';
 const defaultThemeExtensionId = 'vscode-theme-defaults';
 const oldDefaultThemeExtensionId = 'vscode-theme-colorful-defaults';
 
+const DEFAULT_ICON_THEME_SETTING_VALUE = 'vs-seti';
 const fileIconsEnabledClass = 'file-icons-enabled';
 
 const themingRegistry = Registry.as<IThemingRegistry>(ThemingExtensions.ThemingContribution);
@@ -962,7 +963,7 @@ const colorThemeSettingSchema: IJSONSchema = {
 };
 const iconThemeSettingSchema: IJSONSchema = {
 	type: ['string', 'null'],
-	default: null,
+	default: DEFAULT_ICON_THEME_SETTING_VALUE,
 	description: nls.localize('iconTheme', "Specifies the icon theme used in the workbench."),
 	enum: [null],
 	enumDescriptions: [nls.localize('noIconThemeDesc', 'No file icons')],