Questions tagged [visual-studio]
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Visualizing interface implementations in VS2015
Is there a way to visualize members of a class that are implementations of an interface in Visual Studio 2015. Specifically, in the C# code editor.
NetBeans has this feature natively, and displays a ...
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How can I use VIM in Visual Studio for Mac?
I've scoured the web and can't seem to figure out how to add a VIM extension into the Visual Studio preview for Mac. Any help?
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TFS 2015 -> 2017 Update1 Projects Not Showing In Visual Studio
So after an update to TFS 2017 with Update1 from TFS 2013 All Project Collection Administrators can view/checkout/commit to any project in that collection using the Web UI.
When any member of the ...
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Mouse Accelerators for Visual Studio commands
I am looking for a way to tie Visual Studio commands to mouse-key combinations. In particular, I'd like to tie Go to Definition to the mouse-key combination Ctrl-LeftClick. This is a fairly common ...
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Just installed Visual Studio Community 2017, but cannot find CLR
I'm trying to create a form (following some basic tutorials), but I cannot find the CLR option under Visual C++ node.
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How to install Intel Fortran Compiler for Ms Visual Studio Community?
First I install Ms Visual Studio Community 2017 from oficial site.
That Works fine.
Next I install Intel® Parallel Studio XE Cluster Edition (includes Fortran and C/C++) from Intel Developer Zone ...
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How to open .dbml in designer mode with VS?
After installing Visual Studio 2017, my LINQ To SQL .dbml definitions open in a XML editor instead of the built in designer.
How do I configure VS to open .dbml in Designer mode instead of XML ...
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Remove broken Visual Studio 2017 Templates
I recently unistalled MonoGame but after doing so the templates still remained. I did a search from the explorer and removed the templates from the AppData folder. This didnt completely remove them ...
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Visual Studio dialog box becomes "blank" after dragging it to a different screen
If I open a Visual Studio 2015 dialog on one screen:
and then try to drag it to another screen, the dialog box becomes completely black:
If I drag it back to the original screen, however, it's ...
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Visual Studio Stuck During Installation
I've seen many posts with people having the exact same problem I'm currently having, and none of the solutions I've seen there have worked for me. Here's the basic run down of the problem.
I'm ...
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Get curly brackets in Windows VM
I'm on a Mac and I use a Windows VM for c# programming. I'm not able to type curly brackets in Visual Studio or anywhere else in the VM.
Any ideas?
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Can I use ⌘+num to switch between tabs in visual studio code for OSX
I've been looking through the VS Code documentation but haven't seen anything that might let me use ⌘+n to jump to tab n. Is this possible in VS Code? I'm very used to using those hotkeys for chrome ...
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How can I force stop a program without using the mouse in Windows 10?
I'm trying to debug a Visual Studio C# Windows application that immediately takes over the desktop and disables mouse control. When it freezes, I need to be able to stop it somehow. I can press the ...
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How to get Visual Studio to highlight the corresponding loop for a break statement?
If you have a loop and type break, Visual Studio will highlight the keyword and the corresponding loop like so:
When I end the line with a semicolon and navigate off the line, the highlighting goes ...
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How to use syntax highlighting for .aspx & .ascx files in notepad++?
When I open .aspx or .ascx files in notepad++, notepad++ open them as Normal Text files and so no syntax highlighting works. In the Language dropdown menu I dont see ASPX or ASCX options.
How to ...
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Include paths in Visual Studio search or otherwise reach views
Often when working on MVC projects in Visual Studio, I find myself with several folders for different views like User/index.cshtml and Admin/index.cshtml when using the control+, search, however, it ...
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Automating Installation of VS2017
I'm currently in the process of attempting to script (powershell) the automatic installation of Visual Studio 2017 on a VM hosted in an Azure DevTest Lab. The script itself is very simple, i.e.,
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AVG suspecting MSBuild and VBCSCompiler as viruses, blocking me from compiling in VisualStudio
AVG is suspecting that MSBuild.exe and VBCSCompiler.exe are viruses when I try to compile a C# project in Visual Studio. This has suddenly started happening.
I have added both exe's to the ...
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Is there a way to upgrade Visual Studio Community 2015 to Professional?
I currently have Visual Studio 2015 Community edition installed on my computer. I am planning to upgrade to Professional edition. It took a long time to download and install Community edition onto my ...
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How can I execute the mt.exe in a PowerShell command prompt
I need to run the mt.exe (part of visual studio express) to embed an application manifest into another executable. Usually the mt.exe is called from a Visual Studio command promtp. The procedure is ...
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Project <name> could not be opened because the Visual C# 2015 compiler could not be created
Problem
I've got a new machine and installed Visual Studio 2015 Enterprise. However, when I go to create a new C# Windows Forms project, I get this error:
What I've Tried
Add/Remove Programs - ...
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Switch to visual studio prompt and execute command from inside batch file
The command to open a Visual Studio 15 command prompt is:
%comspec% /K ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio
14.0\Common7\Tools\VsDevCmd.bat""
What I want to do is have my batch file run ...
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cannot uninstall Visual Studio 2015
I have tried to uninstall Visual Studio 2015 via Programs and Features but the uninstaller is not there. So, I started searching around and I found this in one blog somewhere:
First go to C:\...
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Android Emulator for Visual Studio stuck at "Preparing Virtual Machine.."
I wanted to get into Xamarin, but I have a problem. Whenever I try to run any of the settings in the android emulator, the warning "You do not have permission to modify internal Hyper-V network ...
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How to remove directory context menu added by Visual Studio 2017?
I have installed Visual Studio Community 2017 RC on Windows 10.
After installing, it added a new context menu when right clicked on any directory.
I want to remove this option, but can't seem to ...
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What is this floating number "5" icon that Visual Studio is generating?
I'm using Windows 10, and I will frequently see a grey number on my screen. It looks like this
It's not always on the taskbar. I've seen it other places on my screen. I'm pretty sure it's always the ...
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Change icon folder when theres no option
I want to change a icon for a Library, its Visual Studio 2015 folder.
But on properties therse's not the usual option to change the icon.
In other folders the option is shown as normal.
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program compatibility only works in test mode
I had a bizarre issue with my code not working with a new version of a CAD software's API. It seemed to be fixed after running windows 10 program compatibility troubleshooter.https://support.microsoft....
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Can Visual Studio Mark Instances of a Highlighted Variable/Function in Scroll Bar?
I'm using Visual Studio for the first time and I'm already missing a feature from Eclipse. Namely, when I select a variable or function, Eclipse would put little colored marks all throughout the ...
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Is it possible to install Visual Studio community edition onto a windows server 2016?
The installer simply aborts after running up the executable ('vs_community_ENU__59881795.1484281787.exe').
Is the installation possible at all? Is there any workaround to get pass the 'abort' error ...
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Is it possible to install NuGet on a Mac?
I am trying to get Math.NET Numerics for F#. It seems like the only way to do it is to install the NuGet Package Manager Console.
However, after downloading NuGet, I try to click on nuget.exe, and I ...
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Visual Studio for Windows Vista
Is it possible to install Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 (or higher) on Windows Vista (x86)? I already installed Visual Studio 2010 Express, but I need a higher version to build android apps with it.
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Zero Pad an integer array when printed to textbox
I have an array of Integers however want to print them to a textbox within my form application so that they all look the same in length and it looks neat. How would i go about zero-padding the 100 ...
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Visual Basic C++ and Visual Studio Install Problems
my PC has some problems. When I install Visual Studio or Visual Basic, I have to kill dllhost (First problem) to bypass system restore, as I corrupted system restore and pretty much the whole ...
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Visual Studio 2015 Community - Create new project window keeps popping up
I am trying to create a new C++ console application project in visual studio 2015 community, After setting a project name, when i click OK button, the new project window of visual studio disappears ...
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Is it OK to have Microsoft Visual C++ Redistribuable installed several time (same year / CPU / version)? [duplicate]
If I go to Programs > Programs and features on my computer, I have Microsoft Visual C++ Redistribuable item installed several times, for the same year and for the same CPU target (x86 or x64). ...
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Can't Log In to Visual Studio 2015 - System.Net.Http.Primitives not loaded
My license for VS Community 2015 went stale. Now any attempt to sign in or update my license leads to an error message of "Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation." I ran devenv /...
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Visual Studio Emulator for Android giving me error
trying to run this Android emulator and it's giving me issues.
My computer model is a Toshiba C855D-S5340
0> 12/12/2016 4:41:24 PM : [Informational] ===== Session Started =====
1> 12/12/2016 4:...
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'Create Unit Test' Command in VS2017
I can't find the "Create Unit Test" command in the context menu anymore. Did they remove it from VS2017?
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How to connect to TFS on Visual Studio for Mac Release Preview
The only two options I can see are git and subversion. I tried entering the url using the subversion option and it did ask me for credentials but the correct credentials never worked.
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"The identity of the web site or the integrity of this connection cannot be verified"
I'm using Windows 10 and I often get a notification of some kind telling me that "The identity of the web site or the integrity of this connection cannot be verified".
It happens (I believe) when ...
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Windows 10 SDK download fails - hash mismatch
I am trying to install Windows 10 SDK and alternatively the Standalone Developmet Kit on two separate windows 10 PC's and it failes on either...
In both cases the log says: "Hash mismatch for path: C:...
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Where can I find web databases for my big data project?
I started a new course at Microsoft to learn more about working with Azure, Visual Studio, SQL and Excel and I want to have a few sites I can use to pull the data from.
It helps if the site keeps the ...
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How to completely remove Visual Studio from mac?
I recently installed Visual Studio for mac right after the day it was launched. It consumed 20 gb of my disc space, so I decided to remove it. I went in to the applications folder and moved recently ...
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Who can get access to Visual Studio Team Services Package Management feeds?
I'm considering using the Package Management extension for my team, but I've found the documentation to be unclear on how access to feeds is allotted. Is it possible to have "collaborators" (who don'...
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Why does Visual Studio 2015 blur all the lines in the text-editor together?
For the past two weeks, I have been experiencing some very strange behavior with Visual Studio 2015 Professional. I will be writing code when all of a sudden multiple different lines will become ...
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How to make folder and files in Windows 10 not read-only (writable)?
Ever since the Windows 10 Anniversary update my folders have been marked read only. I want to make them un-readonly (if that is a word at all).
I've tried changing ownership of the folder, added ...
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Possible to update trial version of Visual Studio 2015 to the Open Licence version my company just bought?
Already have VS 2015 Pro Trial installed. My company is a registered charity and has downloaded the Open Licence version for me to install, but as the installed one has updated itself now, it says ...
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c# Insert Fixed Text to Cursor Position
I would Like to add to my Visual studio a shortcut or addin to add fixed text to the position where the cursor is on.
For example :
this is my current cs File:
public void foo(){
int x = 4 ;
**cursor ...
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Is there a security risk when building an internet radio player in Visual Basic?
I have built a simpel internet radio player in Visual Basic. It contains a couple of buttons and a webbrowser. My firewall asks for permisson to access the internet. Is it safe to allow a homemade ...