Apart from the built in task runner system, you can always use an extension that does a "classic" command-R. I use https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?i

Apart from the built in task runner system, you can always use an extension that does a "classic" command-R. I use https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=formulahendry.code-runner https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=formulah... and bound it to exactly this key.