I have an ultimate version of Visual Studio 2012 on my PC. But since it has been acting weird lately like I can't open my previous project and etc., I've decided it's better to uninstall it then install again. But, 2 days had passed, the uninstalling process still isn't done. Why is it taking too long? Is there any easier way to remove all its component so that I can have it reinstalled again? Is it a requirement to have an internet connection while uninstalling it?
Let's try boot your computer in clean boot mode and then try to unistall.
How to proceed with clean boot for Windows 10:
From Start, search for msconfig.
Select System Configuration from the search results.
On the Services tab of the System Configuration dialog box, tap or click to select the Hide all Microsoft services check box, and then tap or click Disable all.
On the Startup tab of the System Configuration dialog box, tap or click Open Task Manager.
On the Startup tab in Task Manager, for each startup item, select the item and then click Disable.
Close Task Manager
On the Startup tab of the System Configuration dialog box, tap or click OK, and then restart the computer.
I am using VS 2017 Enterprise.
I have it setup to open/run in Administrator mode which is working for SLN files.
However I'm trying out the new "Open in Visual Studio" feature by right clicking on a folder in Explorer. I'm receiving the following permission error. It's happening for every folder I try.
VS Code has no problem however.
Is there something more I need to enable?
My first guess would be that the VS 2017 application itself (devenv.exe) is configured on that machine to always Run as Administrator see https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff431742.aspx on how to change it:
To mark an application to always run as an administrator, do the following:
1. On the Start menu, locate the program that you want to always run as an administrator.
2. Right-click the application’s shortcut, and then click Properties.
3. In the Properties dialog box, click the Compatibility tab.
4. Do one of the following:
- To apply the setting to the currently logged-on user, select the Run This Program As An Administrator check box, and then click OK.
- To apply the setting to all users on the computer and regardless of which shortcut is used to start the application, click Change Setting For All Users to display the Properties dialog box for the application’s .exe file, select the Run This Program As An Administrator check box, and then click OK twice.
See also list of things that you can't do without administrator account https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj662724.aspx. What typically makes Web-developers to make VS always run as administrator is "Deploying a web application to Internet Information Services (IIS) on a local computer." and "Debugging applications that a run under a different user account, such as ASP.NET websites."
For me it has worked as it should, at least this can help you.
First question is how you "setup to open/run in Administrator mode" ?
Using the "Advanced button" of the Visual Studio 2017 shortcut is not enough because methods with the right mouse button don't use this shortcut.
Using the method of the compatibility tab as mentioned already by SergGr
(https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff431742.aspx) has worked for me, and I have been able to use it for folders as well as for solution files !
I am logged in as a member of the local admin group and UAC standard setting into Win 8.1 .
Another possibility instead of using the compatibility page would be to inject an own manifest into devenv.exe. Neither of the two is very clean (I am no fan of the whole compat layer, but it helps here a bit).
Have you tried to switch UAC off temporarily for a test? Or how you have configured UAC?
If you have done it the way described, the explorer should come up with a correct UAC message.
This works for me if not for you then refer to (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GregTrevellick.OpeninVisualStudio2017Enterprise):
1. open notepad.exe and paste this into it:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\VSCode\command]
#="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%1\""
here is my registry file exported just incase you need it (you shouldnt):
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\VSCode\command]
#=hex(2):22,00,43,00,3a,00,5c,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,20,\
00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,20,00,28,00,78,00,38,00,36,00,29,00,5c,00,\
4d,00,69,00,63,00,72,00,6f,00,73,00,6f,00,66,00,74,00,20,00,56,00,53,00,20,\
00,43,00,6f,00,64,00,65,00,5c,00,43,00,6f,00,64,00,65,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
65,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00
2. save as VSElevated.reg
3. go to where you saved the .reg file and double click, yes to everything and ok.
4. This is how your Registry should look like afterwards:
The reason i think is the %1 is missing in your launch command. This should solve it.
I have installed microsoft visual studio 2013 .unfortunately i closed server explorer and toolbox windows in the left side of panel.how can I return them?please help me.
If you want to see a window or a tool pane, you can usually find it on the View menu. If you don't see it there, be sure to check the cascading Other Windows option. Some windows related to debugging are on the Debug menu under Windows.
The cool thing is that you don't actually need to learn this. Just go to the Quick Launch (at the top right) and start typing what you're looking for:
You can click the option you want from the dropdown menu and it will be executed for you. Optionally, you can learn the menu command or the keyboard shortcut for next time, but if you don't do it very often, you can use always use Quick Launch.
I want to uninstall internet explorer from my windows 7 pc. Is it possible delete IE from pc. it is complete useless.
I tried uninstaling it from control panel but couldn't find an option.
Go to "Control Panel" -> "Uninstall programs" -> "Turn Windows features on or off" (on the left panel). Then uncheck "Internet Explorer" and press OK.
found the answer on Stackoverflow itself:
Go to Control Panel > Programs > Programs and features
Go to Windows Features and disable Internet Explorer 11
Then click on Display installed updates
Then click on Display installed updates
Right-click on Internet Explorer 11 > Uninstall
Restart > Done.