I had the exact same problem. The reason – bad IIS config file. Try deleting the automatically-created IISExpress folder, which is usually located at %userprofile%/Documents, e.g. C:\Users\[you]\Documents\IISExpress. Don’t worry, VS should create it again – correctly, this time – once you run your solution again. EDIT: Command line for deleting the folder: rmdir /s /q … Read more
After the failed install you have to repair the 2015 vc redistributables and restart the visual studio installer. The redistributable installer is messed up, it mixes up 64bit and 32bit dll’s. You can check if you have this problem by looking at the vcruntime140.dll file size. Search your windows folder for vcruntime140 you should see … Read more
The configuration file is called applicationhost.config. It’s stored here: My Documents > IIS Express > config usually, but not always, one of these paths will work %userprofile%\documents\iisexpress\config\applicationhost.config %userprofile%\my documents\iisexpress\config\applicationhost.config Update for VS2019 If you’re using Visual Studio 2019+ check this path: $(solutionDir)\.vs\{projectName}\config\applicationhost.config Update for VS2015 (credit: @Talon) If you’re using Visual Studio 2015-2017 check this … Read more
All C++ compilers have one serious performance problem to deal with. Compiling C++ code is a long, slow process. Compiling headers included on top of C++ files is a very long, slow process. Compiling the huge header structures that form part of Windows API and other large API libraries is a very, very long, slow … Read more
Go to Solution properties → Common Properties → Startup Project and select Multiple startup projects.
Visual Studio (full version) is a “full-featured” and “convenient” development environment. Visual Studio (free “Express” versions – only until 2017) are feature-centered and simplified versions of the full version. Feature-centered meaning that there are different versions (Visual Studio Web Developer, Visual Studio C#, etc.) depending on your goal. Visual Studio (free Community edition – since … Read more
With a solution open, go to the Debug – Exceptions (Ctrl+D,E) menu option. From there you can choose to break on Thrown or User-unhandled exceptions. EDIT: My instance is set up with the C# “profile” perhaps it isn’t there for other profiles?
For Visual Studio/Express 2010 only. See other (easier) answers for VS2012, VS2013, etc To find the missing file(s), use info from the article Enable C++ project system logging to enable debug logging in Visual Studio and let it just tell you what’s causing the rebuild: Open the devenv.exe.config file (found in %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\ … Read more
This is a common question. I don’t do it with just a custom action. The only way I know, is to modify the .msi after it has been generated. I run a Javascript script as a post-build event to do exactly that. It inserts a new dialog in the installer wizard, with a checkbox that … Read more
Menu Tools → Options → Package Manager Give a name and folder location. Click OK. Drop your NuGet package files in that folder. Go to your Project in Solution Explorer, right click and select “Manage NuGet Packages”. Select your new package source. Here is the documentation.