diff --git a/.yarnrc b/.yarnrc
index 44ce4c7d9a22c..3d7d6765547c6 100644
--- a/.yarnrc
+++ b/.yarnrc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 disturl "https://electronjs.org/headers"
-target "17.1.2"
+target "18.0.0-beta.4"
 runtime "electron"
 build_from_source "true"
diff --git a/build/builtin/main.js b/build/builtin/main.js
index b1842e9a59501..f4dbc6e83257d 100644
--- a/build/builtin/main.js
+++ b/build/builtin/main.js
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ app.once('ready', () => {
 		webPreferences: {
 			nodeIntegration: true,
 			contextIsolation: false,
-			enableWebSQL: false,
-			nativeWindowOpen: true
+			enableWebSQL: false
 		}
 	});
 	window.setMenuBarVisibility(false);
diff --git a/cgmanifest.json b/cgmanifest.json
index 5304bf711b14b..3cca530fade1b 100644
--- a/cgmanifest.json
+++ b/cgmanifest.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 				"git": {
 					"name": "chromium",
 					"repositoryUrl": "https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src",
-					"commitHash": "cbadbe267bec5c3c673d5a2f2fdef15541f5bfc1"
+					"commitHash": "20d57147be17d551f68ae56b649d7f529cd104bd"
 				}
 			},
 			"licenseDetail": [
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 				"SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE."
 			],
 			"isOnlyProductionDependency": true,
-			"version": "98.0.4758.109"
+			"version": "100.0.4894.0"
 		},
 		{
 			"component": {
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@
 				"git": {
 					"name": "nodejs",
 					"repositoryUrl": "https://github.com/nodejs/node",
-					"commitHash": "40ecd5601193c316e62e9216e8a4259130686208"
+					"commitHash": "acb71eab779fb56bf70e8a9e0cb2e82a089a87de"
 				}
 			},
 			"isOnlyProductionDependency": true,
-			"version": "16.13.0"
+			"version": "16.13.2"
 		},
 		{
 			"component": {
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@
 				"git": {
 					"name": "electron",
 					"repositoryUrl": "https://github.com/electron/electron",
-					"commitHash": "fdaee16db7c6c30afedfcedf8e60334d1fa80868"
+					"commitHash": "fc3172dd2a6a0f0e8289a5e72483c66d559b65a2"
 				}
 			},
 			"isOnlyProductionDependency": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
-			"version": "17.1.2"
+			"version": "18.0.0-beta.4"
 		},
 		{
 			"component": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bd963c502c27d..bf0688774a9d7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     "cssnano": "^4.1.11",
     "debounce": "^1.0.0",
     "deemon": "^1.4.0",
-    "electron": "17.1.2",
+    "electron": "18.0.0-beta.4",
     "eslint": "8.7.0",
     "eslint-plugin-header": "3.1.1",
     "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^19.1.0",
diff --git a/remote/.yarnrc b/remote/.yarnrc
index 1df1b5f2441ff..290849a6e6339 100644
--- a/remote/.yarnrc
+++ b/remote/.yarnrc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 disturl "http://nodejs.org/dist"
-target "16.13.0"
+target "16.13.2"
 runtime "node"
 build_from_source "true"
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/issue/electron-main/issueMainService.ts b/src/vs/platform/issue/electron-main/issueMainService.ts
index 828e7ae65b3f0..a204cbc9d582d 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/issue/electron-main/issueMainService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/issue/electron-main/issueMainService.ts
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ export class IssueMainService implements ICommonIssueService {
 				v8CacheOptions: this.environmentMainService.useCodeCache ? 'bypassHeatCheck' : 'none',
 				enableWebSQL: false,
 				spellcheck: false,
-				nativeWindowOpen: true,
 				zoomFactor: zoomLevelToZoomFactor(options.zoomLevel),
 				sandbox: true,
 				contextIsolation: true
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/sharedProcess/electron-main/sharedProcess.ts b/src/vs/platform/sharedProcess/electron-main/sharedProcess.ts
index 3d2122e121dc2..17c733ea22396 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/sharedProcess/electron-main/sharedProcess.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/sharedProcess/electron-main/sharedProcess.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ export class SharedProcess extends Disposable implements ISharedProcess {
 				contextIsolation: false,
 				enableWebSQL: false,
 				spellcheck: false,
-				nativeWindowOpen: true,
 				images: false,
 				webgl: false
 			}
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/window.ts b/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/window.ts
index b6fe6d5f906d5..7972f99a75945 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/window.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/window.ts
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ export class CodeWindow extends Disposable implements ICodeWindow {
 					v8CacheOptions: this.environmentMainService.useCodeCache ? 'bypassHeatCheck' : 'none',
 					enableWebSQL: false,
 					spellcheck: false,
-					nativeWindowOpen: true,
 					zoomFactor: zoomLevelToZoomFactor(windowSettings?.zoomLevel),
 					// Enable experimental css highlight api https://chromestatus.com/feature/5436441440026624
 					// Refs https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/140098
diff --git a/test/unit/electron/index.js b/test/unit/electron/index.js
index 2c3ad1ab9fc91..e9f75612c7df5 100644
--- a/test/unit/electron/index.js
+++ b/test/unit/electron/index.js
@@ -187,8 +187,7 @@ app.on('ready', () => {
 			nodeIntegration: true,
 			contextIsolation: false,
 			enableWebSQL: false,
-			spellcheck: false,
-			nativeWindowOpen: true
+			spellcheck: false
 		}
 	});
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e98b58a0bde30..392005a6aa455 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4297,10 +4297,10 @@ electron-to-chromium@^1.4.17:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.4.45.tgz#cf1144091d6683cbd45a231954a745f02fb24598"
   integrity sha512-czF9eYVuOmlY/vxyMQz2rGlNSjZpxNQYBe1gmQv7al171qOIhgyO9k7D5AKlgeTCSPKk+LHhj5ZyIdmEub9oNg==
 
-electron@17.1.2:
-  version "17.1.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-17.1.2.tgz#b4e4a0df883d9a9854cf865efa2bb00b12d55b1d"
-  integrity sha512-hqKQaUIRWX5Y2eAD8FZINWD/e5TKdpkbBYbkcZmJS4Bd1PKQsaDVc9h5xoA8zZQkPymE9rss+swjRpAFurOPGQ==
+electron@18.0.0-beta.4:
+  version "18.0.0-beta.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-18.0.0-beta.4.tgz#68f33aa577cb47a841bd090f0200558ea3c0db73"
+  integrity sha512-0dlt8srsvuaheRYiKJ5FXdr+7HCysCrCXVrO/b/E0nfythK05ec/DjOL8dWBfdVe2wMMiTST6fMREdHtis8vQg==
   dependencies:
     "@electron/get" "^1.13.0"
     "@types/node" "^14.6.2"