diff --git a/files/vscode-settings.json b/files/vscode-settings.json
index 897afd8..1774469 100644
--- a/files/vscode-settings.json
+++ b/files/vscode-settings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "chat.agent.enabled": false,
+    "chat.disableAIFeatures": true,
     "debug.allowBreakpointsEverywhere": true,
     "diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace": false,
     "editor.accessibilitySupport": "off",
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
     "editor.multiCursorModifier": "ctrlCmd",
     "editor.renderWhitespace": "boundary",
     "editor.tabSize": 2,
+    "editor.aiStats.enabled": false,
     "explorer.confirmDelete": false,
     "extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
     "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
@@ -17,9 +19,11 @@
     "redhat.telemetry.enabled": false,
     "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "Hack",
     "terminal.integrated.scrollback": 1000000,
+    "terminal.integrated.suggest.enabled": false,
     "update.showReleaseNotes": false,
     "workbench.colorTheme": "Default Light+",
     "workbench.secondarySideBar.defaultVisibility": "hidden",
+    "workbench.settings.showAISearchToggle": false,
     "[asn1]": {
         "editor.formatOnSave": false
     },
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@
     "C_Cpp.clang_format_path": "/usr/local/bin/clang-format",
     "C_Cpp.default.configurationProvider": "vector-of-bool.cmake-tools",
     "C_Cpp.intelliSenseEngine": "Default",
+    "C_Cpp.copilotHover": "disabled",
     "cmake.configureOnOpen": true,
     "cmake.generator": "Ninja",
     "cmake.options.statusBarVisibility": "icon",
@@ -167,6 +172,7 @@
     "markdown-pdf.margin.right": "1.5cm",
     "python.linting.pylintPath": "/usr/local/bin/pylint",
     "python.pythonPath": "/usr/local/bin/python3",
+    "python.analysis.aiHoverSummaries": false,
     "rust-analyzer.hover.memoryLayout.size": "both",
     "rust-analyzer.imports.granularity.enforce": true,
     "yaml.format.printWidth": 110
diff --git a/tasks/devel-Darwin.yml b/tasks/devel-Darwin.yml
index 7f088b5..a315680 100644
--- a/tasks/devel-Darwin.yml
+++ b/tasks/devel-Darwin.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # Common/Devel: Install and Configure Dev Env - macOS Version
 
 - name: Devel - Fonts
-  community.general.homebrew_cask:
-    name: homebrew/cask-fonts/font-hack
+  community.general.homebrew:
+    name: font-hack
     state: present
 
 # Install Visual Studio Code and Set Basic Configuration
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@
         state: present
       vars:
         packages:
-          - basictex
+          - basictex # neeeds sudo
           - tex-live-utility
       diff: false
diff --git a/tasks/devel.yml b/tasks/devel.yml
index a67d951..a942f1c 100644
--- a/tasks/devel.yml
+++ b/tasks/devel.yml
@@ -14,39 +14,46 @@
 # - user_lang_latex: Boolean for LaTeX
 
 - name: VSCode - Install and configure VS Code
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "{{ item }}"
+  tags: vscode
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: "{{ item }}"
+    apply:
+      tags: vscode
   with_first_found:
     - "devel-{{ ansible_facts['distribution'] }}.yml"
     - "devel-{{ (override_os_family is defined) | ternary(override_os_family, ansible_facts['os_family']) }}.yml"
 
 # Install Visual Studio Code and Set Basic Configuration
 - name: VSCode - Basics
+  tags: vscode
   when: user_vscode
   block:
     - name: VSCode - Basics - Configure
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
-        code --install-extension chiehyu.vscode-astyle
-        code --install-extension editorconfig
+        PATH=/usr/local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH
+        # code --install-extension chiehyu.vscode-astyle
+        # code --install-extension editorconfig
         code --install-extension mhutchie.git-graph
 
         code --install-extension yzane.markdown-pdf
         code --install-extension jebbs.plantuml
         code --install-extension mechatroner.rainbow-csv
-        code --install-extension grapecity.gc-excelviewer
+        # code --install-extension grapecity.gc-excelviewer
 
 # VS Code - C/C++ Development Tools
 - name: VSCode - C/C++
+  tags: lang_cpp
   when: user_vscode and user_lang_cpp
   block:
     - name: VSCode - C/C++ - Configure VS Code
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
+        PATH=/usr/local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH
         code --install-extension ms-vscode.cpptools
         code --install-extension ms-vscode.cmake-tools
 
 # VS Code - Python Development Tools
 - name: Devel - Python - Install python dev packages
+  tags: lang_python
   when: user_lang_python
   ansible.builtin.pip:
     name:
@@ -58,12 +65,13 @@
   block:
     - name: VSCode - Python - Configure VS Code
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
+        PATH=/usr/local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH
         code --install-extension ms-python.python
 
 # VC Code - Golang Development Tools
 # https://golang.org/doc/install
 - name: Devel - Golang - Setup Environment
+  tags: lang_golang
   when: user_lang_golang
   block:
     - name: Devel - Golang - Create workspace directory
@@ -92,15 +100,17 @@
     # and group all golang stuff in one section inside zshrc-host
 
 - name: VSCode - Golang
+  tags: lang_golang
   when: user_vscode and user_lang_golang
   block:
     - name: VSCode - Golang - Configure VS Code
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
+        PATH=/usr/local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH
         code --install-extension golang.go
 
 # VS Code - LaTeX Distribution
 - name: Devel - LaTeX - Install TeX packages
+  tags: lang_latex
   when: user_lang_latex
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.shell: |
@@ -110,9 +120,10 @@
     tlmgr install collection-fontsextra collection-fontsrecommended collection-fontutils collection-langgerman collection-langenglish collection-mathscience
     tlmgr install todonotes textpos lipsum pgfopts xpatch enumitem nomencl glossaries glossaries-german glossaries-english datatool mfirstuc xfor substr tracklang placeins placeins-plain csquotes appendixnumberbeamer fontaxes hyphenat datetime2 scrhack setspaceenhanced catchfile lscapeenhanced
 - name: VSCode - LaTeX
+  tags: lang_latex
   when: user_vscode and user_lang_latex
   block:
     - name: VSCode - Basics - Configure
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
+        PATH=/usr/local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH
         code --install-extension james-yu.latex-workshop
diff --git a/tasks/usersettings.yml b/tasks/usersettings.yml
index d24265c..1aa2923 100644
--- a/tasks/usersettings.yml
+++ b/tasks/usersettings.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Common/Usersettings: Universial Dotfiles. Update regularly.
 
 - name: Usersettings - Install required tools
-  become: true
+  become: "{{ ansible_facts['os_family'] != 'Darwin' }}"
   ignore_errors: true # just fail on systems without sudo access
   ansible.builtin.package:
     name: "{{ packages }}"