diff --git a/.devcontainer/presidio-analyzer-transformers/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/presidio-analyzer-transformers/devcontainer.json
index b11c785bea..0f5e9ea239 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/presidio-analyzer-transformers/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/presidio-analyzer-transformers/devcontainer.json
@@ -9,13 +9,17 @@
           "POETRY_EXTRAS": "-E transformers"
         }
     },
-    "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder}/presidio-analyzer,target=/workspace,type=bind",
-    "workspaceFolder": "/workspace",
-    "postCreateCommand": "chmod +x ./install_dependencies.sh && ./install_dependencies.sh",
-  "postAttachCommand": "poetry shell",
+  "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder}/presidio-analyzer,target=/workspace,type=bind",
+  "workspaceFolder": "/workspace",
+  "postCreateCommand": "chmod +x ./install_dependencies.sh && ./install_dependencies.sh",
   "customizations": {
-    "extensions": [
-      "ms-python.python", 
-    ],
+    "vscode": {
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-python.python"
+      ],
+      "settings": {
+        "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/bin/python"
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/.devcontainer/presidio-analyzer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/presidio-analyzer/devcontainer.json
index 0e11b77d99..76656b0843 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/presidio-analyzer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/presidio-analyzer/devcontainer.json
@@ -9,10 +9,15 @@
   },
   "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder}/presidio-analyzer,target=/workspace,type=bind",
   "workspaceFolder": "/workspace",
-  "postAttachCommand": "chmod +x ./install_dependencies.sh && ./install_dependencies.sh && poetry shell",
+  "postAttachCommand": "chmod +x ./install_dependencies.sh && ./install_dependencies.sh",
   "customizations": {
-    "extensions": [
-      "ms-python.python", 
-    ],
+    "vscode": {
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-python.python"
+      ],
+      "settings": {
+        "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/bin/python"
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/.devcontainer/presidio-anonymizer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/presidio-anonymizer/devcontainer.json
index 63777e47ac..ba3fd30eb9 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/presidio-anonymizer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/presidio-anonymizer/devcontainer.json
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@
     "install",
     "--no-interaction"
   ],
-  "postAttachCommand": "poetry shell",
   "customizations": {
-    "extensions": [
-      "ms-python.python", 
-    ],
+    "vscode": {
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-python.python"
+      ],
+      "settings": {
+        "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/bin/python"
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/.devcontainer/presidio-image-redactor/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/presidio-image-redactor/devcontainer.json
index e82cddc490..8144d4e23d 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/presidio-image-redactor/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/presidio-image-redactor/devcontainer.json
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@
     "install",
     "--no-interaction"
   ],
-  "postAttachCommand": "poetry shell",
   "customizations": {
-    "extensions": [
-      "ms-python.python", 
-    ],
+    "vscode": {
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-python.python"
+      ],
+      "settings": {
+        "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/bin/python"
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/presidio-analyzer/Dockerfile.dev b/presidio-analyzer/Dockerfile.dev
index 3d8d3512a4..09b1ddbdfe 100644
--- a/presidio-analyzer/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/presidio-analyzer/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -18,8 +18,3 @@ RUN apt-get update \
   && apt-get install -y build-essential
 
 RUN pip install poetry
-
-# Create a non-root user for development
-RUN useradd -m -u 1001 presidio
-
-USER 1001
diff --git a/presidio-anonymizer/Dockerfile.dev b/presidio-anonymizer/Dockerfile.dev
index 98cf196329..79ab1eb916 100644
--- a/presidio-anonymizer/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/presidio-anonymizer/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -5,8 +5,3 @@ RUN apt-get update \
   && apt-get install -y build-essential
 
 RUN pip install poetry
-
-# Create a non-root user for development
-RUN useradd -m -u 1001 presidio
-
-USER 1001
diff --git a/presidio-image-redactor/Dockerfile.dev b/presidio-image-redactor/Dockerfile.dev
index b564267909..5a70294882 100644
--- a/presidio-image-redactor/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/presidio-image-redactor/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -13,9 +13,4 @@ RUN apt-get update \
 RUN apt-get update  \
 && apt-get install ffmpeg libsm6 libxext6  -y
 
-RUN pip install poetry
-
-# Create a non-root user for development
-RUN useradd -m -u 1001 presidio
-
-USER 1001
+RUN pip install poetry
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