diff --git a/src/debug/debug-launch-provider.test.ts b/src/debug/debug-launch-provider.test.ts
index f51d6a00..33c4025d 100644
--- a/src/debug/debug-launch-provider.test.ts
+++ b/src/debug/debug-launch-provider.test.ts
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ describe('DebugLaunchProvider', () => {
             await debugLaunchProvider.handleUpdateDebugTasks();
 
             expect(debugLaunchProvider.configurationProviderMock.inspectConfigVariable).toHaveBeenCalledWith('hideSlowPreLaunchWarning', 'debug');
-            expect(debugLaunchProvider.configurationProviderMock.setConfigVariable).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            expect(debugLaunchProvider.configurationProviderMock.setConfigVariable).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('hideSlowPreLaunchWarning', true, 'debug', true);
         });
 
         it.each([false, true])('should not add hideSlowPreLaunchWarning to workspace if already set globally (%s)', async (value) => {
@@ -812,7 +812,73 @@ describe('DebugLaunchProvider', () => {
             await debugLaunchProvider.handleUpdateDebugTasks();
 
             expect(debugLaunchProvider.configurationProviderMock.inspectConfigVariable).toHaveBeenCalledWith('hideSlowPreLaunchWarning', 'debug');
-            expect(debugLaunchProvider.configurationProviderMock.setConfigVariable).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            expect(debugLaunchProvider.configurationProviderMock.setConfigVariable).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('hideSlowPreLaunchWarning', true, 'debug', true);
+        });
+
+        it('should set memory inspector defaults when missing', async () => {
+            const debugLaunchProvider = new DebugLaunchProviderTest();
+
+            debugLaunchProvider.solutionManagerMock.workspaceFolder = workspaceFolderUri;
+            jest.spyOn(debugLaunchProvider, 'loadCbuildRunYml').mockResolvedValue(cbuildRunYml);
+            jest.spyOn(debugLaunchProvider, 'loadDebugAdaptersYml').mockResolvedValue(debugAdaptersYml);
+            jest.spyOn(debugLaunchProvider, 'updateDebugTasks').mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+            await debugLaunchProvider.handleUpdateDebugTasks();
+
+            expect(debugLaunchProvider.configurationProviderMock.setConfigVariable).toHaveBeenCalledWith('addressPadding', '32bit', 'memory-inspector', true);
+            expect(debugLaunchProvider.configurationProviderMock.setConfigVariable).toHaveBeenCalledWith('groupings.groupsPerRow', 'Autofit', 'memory-inspector', true);
+            expect(debugLaunchProvider.configurationProviderMock.setConfigVariable).toHaveBeenCalledWith('groupings.MAUsPerGroup', 4, 'memory-inspector', true);
+            expect(debugLaunchProvider.configurationProviderMock.setConfigVariable).toHaveBeenCalledWith('scrollingBehavior', 'Auto-Append', 'memory-inspector', true);
+        });
+
+        it.each([
+            ['addressPadding', '32bit'],
+            ['groupings.groupsPerRow', 'Autofit'],
+            ['groupings.MAUsPerGroup', 4],
+            ['scrollingBehavior', 'Auto-Append'],
+        ])('should not overwrite memory-inspector.%s workspace setting', async (name, defaultValue) => {
+            const debugLaunchProvider = new DebugLaunchProviderTest();
+
+            debugLaunchProvider.solutionManagerMock.workspaceFolder = workspaceFolderUri;
+            jest.spyOn(debugLaunchProvider, 'loadCbuildRunYml').mockResolvedValue(cbuildRunYml);
+            jest.spyOn(debugLaunchProvider, 'loadDebugAdaptersYml').mockResolvedValue(debugAdaptersYml);
+            jest.spyOn(debugLaunchProvider, 'updateDebugTasks').mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+            debugLaunchProvider.configurationProviderMock.inspectConfigVariable.mockImplementation((key, ext) => {
+                if (ext === 'memory-inspector' && key === name) {
+                    return { key: `${ext}.${key}`, workspaceValue: 'already-set' };
+                }
+                return { key: `${ext || PACKAGE_NAME}.${key}` };
+            });
+
+            await debugLaunchProvider.handleUpdateDebugTasks();
+
+            expect(debugLaunchProvider.configurationProviderMock.setConfigVariable).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(name, defaultValue, 'memory-inspector', true);
+        });
+
+        it.each([
+            ['addressPadding', '32bit'],
+            ['groupings.groupsPerRow', 'Autofit'],
+            ['groupings.MAUsPerGroup', 4],
+            ['scrollingBehavior', 'Auto-Append'],
+        ])('should not overwrite memory-inspector.%s global setting', async (name, defaultValue) => {
+            const debugLaunchProvider = new DebugLaunchProviderTest();
+
+            debugLaunchProvider.solutionManagerMock.workspaceFolder = workspaceFolderUri;
+            jest.spyOn(debugLaunchProvider, 'loadCbuildRunYml').mockResolvedValue(cbuildRunYml);
+            jest.spyOn(debugLaunchProvider, 'loadDebugAdaptersYml').mockResolvedValue(debugAdaptersYml);
+            jest.spyOn(debugLaunchProvider, 'updateDebugTasks').mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+            debugLaunchProvider.configurationProviderMock.inspectConfigVariable.mockImplementation((key, ext) => {
+                if (ext === 'memory-inspector' && key === name) {
+                    return { key: `${ext}.${key}`, globalValue: 'already-set' };
+                }
+                return { key: `${ext || PACKAGE_NAME}.${key}` };
+            });
+
+            await debugLaunchProvider.handleUpdateDebugTasks();
+
+            expect(debugLaunchProvider.configurationProviderMock.setConfigVariable).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(name, defaultValue, 'memory-inspector', true);
         });
 
     });
diff --git a/src/debug/debug-launch-provider.ts b/src/debug/debug-launch-provider.ts
index 5834afc6..a7a61ce2 100644
--- a/src/debug/debug-launch-provider.ts
+++ b/src/debug/debug-launch-provider.ts
@@ -352,6 +352,27 @@ export class DebugLaunchProviderImpl implements DebugLaunchProvider {
         if ((showInStatusBar?.globalValue ?? showInStatusBar?.workspaceValue) === undefined) {
             this.configurationProvider.setConfigVariable<string>('showInStatusBar', 'never', 'debug', true);
         }
+
+        // Configure memory inspector defaults for improved embedded memory view readability
+        const addressPadding = this.configurationProvider.inspectConfigVariable<string>('addressPadding', 'memory-inspector');
+        if ((addressPadding?.globalValue ?? addressPadding?.workspaceValue) === undefined) {
+            this.configurationProvider.setConfigVariable<string>('addressPadding', '32bit', 'memory-inspector', true);
+        }
+
+        const groupsPerRow = this.configurationProvider.inspectConfigVariable<string>('groupings.groupsPerRow', 'memory-inspector');
+        if ((groupsPerRow?.globalValue ?? groupsPerRow?.workspaceValue) === undefined) {
+            this.configurationProvider.setConfigVariable<string>('groupings.groupsPerRow', 'Autofit', 'memory-inspector', true);
+        }
+
+        const mausPerGroup = this.configurationProvider.inspectConfigVariable<number>('groupings.MAUsPerGroup', 'memory-inspector');
+        if ((mausPerGroup?.globalValue ?? mausPerGroup?.workspaceValue) === undefined) {
+            this.configurationProvider.setConfigVariable<number>('groupings.MAUsPerGroup', 4, 'memory-inspector', true);
+        }
+
+        const scrollingBehavior = this.configurationProvider.inspectConfigVariable<string>('scrollingBehavior', 'memory-inspector');
+        if ((scrollingBehavior?.globalValue ?? scrollingBehavior?.workspaceValue) === undefined) {
+            this.configurationProvider.setConfigVariable<string>('scrollingBehavior', 'Auto-Append', 'memory-inspector', true);
+        }
     }
 }