Can we have separate settings for each VS Code instance open?

Question

I'd like to have for example different zoom levels for each instance of VS Code open on my desktop. Right now if I change zooming in one VS Code window, all others get affected as well.

Answer 1

You can set all preferences on a per workspace basis.

All you need is "window.zoomLevel": 1 in a .vscode/settings.json file and it affects only the window in this project.

You can read more about the preference system in the docs.