When ever i launch MSVC solution file, visual studio is trying to build. My project file is big and takes time for building.
So, i do not want VS to build solution on launch. Is there any way?
Are you using ReSharper? If yes, go to Extensions -> ReSharper -> Options and make sure Run build after solution is loaded is unchecked.
If you don't have ReSharper or the checkbox is already unchecked, go to Tools -> Import and Export Settings... and select Reset all settings
If that does not work, try running a Repair on the VS installation and disable or uninstall all extensions and plug-ins.
Also, try opening a different, smaller project and see if there is a problem with all projects or just yours.
So I started using VS 2013 over a year ago now, but I never noticed I was missing options until I tried to use TypeScript and set the "Automatically compile ..." to true.
The only (Tools -> options -> text) Editor items I have are (General, JavaScript, CSS Advanced, HTML). (See Pic)
I am also missing a lot of other things in Options that everyone else seems to have.
I thought maybe I just didn't include stuff when I installed, but when I go to add optional features through (Add Remove Programs -> Modify) everything is checked except "Blend for Visual Studio". (See Pics)
I can't find anything on the web relating to my problem. Can anyone give me some direction.
I do see a "Show all settings" checkbox at the bottom, did you try checking this?
I don't personally use visual studio but I know there are differences between version offerings. https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/compare-visual-studio-products-vs.aspx
Have you checked which versions those with these options are using?
Is it possible to not install all components of Visual Studio 11 Ultimate? Specifically, having Visual Basic installed makes project selection clumsy. While I am at it, I would also uninstall F# and C++, leaving a simpler environment for C# web development. Does the beta not have this granularity yet?
There's no way in the beta to remove languages.
Also if you set your settings in Visual Studio to General Development Settings and VB is listed first in the New Project dialog. Because the beta has a problem where it doesn't remember your last project type you keep getting VB projects selected when doing C# work.
I'm not sure if this is your problem but if it is you can fix this
Go to Tools | Import and Export Settings
Select Import selected environment settings and click Next
Decide if you want to save your settings and click Next
Choose Visual C# Development Settings and click Next
Deselect everything except for the General Settings > New Project Dialog Preferred Language entry and click Finish.
When you add a new project you will have C# as your default.
Hopefully that helps
When I hit F12 (or right-click and select Go To Definition) in Visual Studio on code I don't have the source for, it should bring up a generated metadata file. (Very similar to the Code Definition Window)
This doesn't work when ReSharper (R#) is installed. After R# is installed, the Object Browser opens instead.
I've had this problem on several fresh installed computers, and at least since R# 3. (You'll see this works again when you disable R# and restart VS)
How can I get to the metadataview now?
You can change ReSharper's F12 action by going to ReSharper -> Options... -> Tools -> External Sources and changing the order and selection of the External source data providers.
Credit and more details: http://blog.aheil.de/2009/12/27/resharper-5-0-can-visual-studio-2010-metadata-view/
My Visual Studio (2008) Editor has stopped to underline Errors (this nifty wavy red lines). I can't really tell when, but it can be related to the installation of .Net Framework 3.5 SP 1 or the MVC Beta (which I guess is unlikely). Furthermore have I installed and uninstalled both CodeRush and Resharper for evaluation purposes (decided not to keep either one of them).
Does anyone know the problem and how to restore this functionality again?
Have you checked Tools→Options...→Text Editor→C#→Advanced→Underline errors in the editor?
I usually like to reset my settings after messing around with plugins, as they tend to mess with settings: Tools→Import and Export Settings...→Reset all settings.
About possible causes.
For VS 2012 and 2013 if you have more than one instance of Visual Studio on different machines binded to one "live" account and have installed ReSharper on one of them, it disables the native IntelliSense and error underlines (to replace by it's own rules) that will be synchronised through your account to another machine without ReSharper.
Found it in Visual Studio 2019 as: Tools > Options > Text Editor > General > Show error squiggles
This is generally called Disable Squiggly or Wavy lines in Visual Studio.
How you will do in Visual studio 2013?
TOOLS -> Options... -> Text Editor -> C/C++ -> Advanced -> Disable Squiggles: True/False (Under IntelliSense) -> Press OK
I know its an old question, and with various solutions, but I have fixed it in different way. I'm working with Unity3D on my C# code using VS2017, when suddenly VS decides to stop underlining error while im typing. However, if I close the file tab and reopen, it suddenly undelines the error.
For example:
class A {
public int x;
s;
}
should obvsiouly give an error for that lonely 's' symbol. But, VS doesn't underline it until I close and reopen this file tab.
Solution:
Copied the entire Unity Project folder (which is like a regular VS Solution folder basically) and worked with the new folder, which issue was gone there.
For visual studio 2017 act according to HeeJae's comments in:
https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/113112/design-time-error-checking-isnt-working.html
i.e:
Hi. you are probably hitting a known issue. can you try this?
1.Update to latest release If that doesn’t solve it
2.Go to Tools\Options\Projects and Solutions\General and uncheck “Allow parallel project initialization”.
3.Close VS.
4.Delete the “.vs” directory beside their solution file.
5.Reopen VS.
..
thank you
You can re-enable the "Allow parallel project initialization" option after the issue was solved.
I tried to upgrade VS, reset VS settings, clear VS cache and everything people do conventionally but none of them solved this issue! At the end the mentioned solution worked for me magically.
Good luck
Unloading and loading same project again from the solution does the trick. Just right click on the project and click "Unload Project". Once unloaded, again right click the same project and click "Reload Project". Error highlighting will return.
I had the same issue with 2017. There was a 'disable intelisense' option, make sure that is set to false.
For everyone wondering in 2021..
search for "C_Cpp.errorSquiggles" in the settings.
Make sure to have it active for the user, as well as the workspace.
No need to restart Visual Studio.
For me (VS 2019) , after trying the other answers also, setting the scope of analysis from "Current document" to Open document" brought back the missing error markers
Just go to settings and search for errors and Image in Error Squiggles. You can see the Error squiggles (Modified: Workspace - Right now you can't see it because I modified it). Just click on modified and you will see the disabled option. If by mistake you disabled it, just enable it and you can see the red line errors again in your code.
In latest edition, check for .vscode folder in same project folder. There will be a setting.json file in that. Delete the key value pair of "C_Cpp.errorSquiggles": "Disabled". Restart the vs code.