diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/EmptyWeb-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/EmptyWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
index aec74e2333..b31f8939ab 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/EmptyWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/EmptyWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkOverride)' == ''">netcoreapp2.2</TargetFramework>
     <TargetFramework Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkOverride)' != ''">TargetFrameworkOverride</TargetFramework>
+    <NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile Condition="'$(ExcludeLaunchSettings)' == 'True'">True</NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/EmptyWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/EmptyWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in
index b1607c7ff1..a9973cc245 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/EmptyWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/EmptyWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkOverride)' == ''">netcoreapp2.2</TargetFramework>
     <TargetFramework Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkOverride)' != ''">TargetFrameworkOverride</TargetFramework>
+    <NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile Condition="'$(ExcludeLaunchSettings)' == 'True'">True</NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
index 4ea5093f58..c8110d06a4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     <DebugType Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkOverride)' != ''">full</DebugType>
     <WebProject_DirectoryAccessLevelKey Condition="'$(OrganizationalAuth)' == 'True' AND '$(OrgReadAccess)' != 'True'">0</WebProject_DirectoryAccessLevelKey>
     <WebProject_DirectoryAccessLevelKey Condition="'$(OrganizationalAuth)' == 'True' AND '$(OrgReadAccess)' == 'True'">1</WebProject_DirectoryAccessLevelKey>
+    <NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile Condition="'$(ExcludeLaunchSettings)' == 'True'">True</NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!--#if (IndividualLocalAuth && !UseLocalDB) -->
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
index 838f8a7d2f..3d9d787577 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     <UserSecretsId Condition="'$(IndividualAuth)' == 'True' OR '$(OrganizationalAuth)' == 'True'">aspnet-Company.WebApplication1-53bc9b9d-9d6a-45d4-8429-2a2761773502</UserSecretsId>
     <WebProject_DirectoryAccessLevelKey Condition="'$(OrganizationalAuth)' == 'True' AND '$(OrgReadAccess)' != 'True'">0</WebProject_DirectoryAccessLevelKey>
     <WebProject_DirectoryAccessLevelKey Condition="'$(OrganizationalAuth)' == 'True' AND '$(OrgReadAccess)' == 'True'">1</WebProject_DirectoryAccessLevelKey>
+    <NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile Condition="'$(ExcludeLaunchSettings)' == 'True'">True</NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!--#if (IndividualLocalAuth && !UseLocalDB) -->
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in
index 00fc13577a..e964d3e6ae 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <TargetFramework Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkOverride)' == ''">netcoreapp2.2</TargetFramework>
     <TargetFramework Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkOverride)' != ''">TargetFrameworkOverride</TargetFramework>
     <MvcRazorCompileOnPublish>true</MvcRazorCompileOnPublish>
+    <NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile Condition="'$(ExcludeLaunchSettings)' == 'True'">True</NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-CSharp.csproj.in
index 0b80a72843..12691edcfb 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <UserSecretsId Condition="'$(IndividualAuth)' == 'True' OR '$(OrganizationalAuth)' == 'True'">aspnet-Company.WebApplication1-53bc9b9d-9d6a-45d4-8429-2a2761773502</UserSecretsId>
     <WebProject_DirectoryAccessLevelKey Condition="'$(OrganizationalAuth)' == 'True' AND '$(OrgReadAccess)' != 'True'">0</WebProject_DirectoryAccessLevelKey>
     <WebProject_DirectoryAccessLevelKey Condition="'$(OrganizationalAuth)' == 'True' AND '$(OrgReadAccess)' == 'True'">1</WebProject_DirectoryAccessLevelKey>
+    <NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile Condition="'$(ExcludeLaunchSettings)' == 'True'">True</NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-FSharp.fsproj.in b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-FSharp.fsproj.in
index 28fb3993d1..b02d93c99f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-FSharp.fsproj.in
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-FSharp.fsproj.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkOverride)' == ''">netcoreapp2.2</TargetFramework>
     <TargetFramework Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkOverride)' != ''">TargetFrameworkOverride</TargetFramework>
+    <NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile Condition="'$(ExcludeLaunchSettings)' == 'True'">True</NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Angular-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Angular-CSharp.csproj.in
index 7902c5877a..753dec5e25 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Angular-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Angular-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <SpaRoot>ClientApp\</SpaRoot>
     <DefaultItemExcludes>$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(SpaRoot)node_modules\**</DefaultItemExcludes>
+    <NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile Condition="'$(ExcludeLaunchSettings)' == 'True'">True</NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile>
 
     <!-- Set this to true if you enable server-side prerendering -->
     <BuildServerSideRenderer>false</BuildServerSideRenderer>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/React-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/React-CSharp.csproj.in
index 89b786c2c1..987e3a4453 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/React-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/React-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <SpaRoot>ClientApp\</SpaRoot>
     <DefaultItemExcludes>$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(SpaRoot)node_modules\**</DefaultItemExcludes>
+    <NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile Condition="'$(ExcludeLaunchSettings)' == 'True'">True</NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkOverride)' == ''">
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/ReactRedux-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/ReactRedux-CSharp.csproj.in
index 0b70f416ce..1caeb18ac0 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/ReactRedux-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/ReactRedux-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <SpaRoot>ClientApp\</SpaRoot>
     <DefaultItemExcludes>$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(SpaRoot)node_modules\**</DefaultItemExcludes>
+    <NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile Condition="'$(ExcludeLaunchSettings)' == 'True'">True</NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkOverride)' == ''">