I'm trying to customize that context menu which comes up when you right click the project in the Solution Explorer.
When I goto: Tools - Customize - Commands - Context Menu (radio button) - Project and Solution Context Menus | Project (drop down)
I get nothing in the "controls:" list. I can modify other context menus starting with "Project and Solution Context Menus" but none of them is the right one.
Any ideas? Currently I have ReSharper, PowerTools and StyleCop installed, but I have installed and uninstalled bunch of other addins (dotTrace, CodeIt.Right, VisualHG, DevExpress, random stuff from Extension Manager).
Uninstalling ReSharper 5.0 fixed the problem.
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Up until recently I could select the startup project (equivalent to right-clicking on the project in the solution explorer and choosing "Set as Startup Project") from the Standard toolbar with the "Select Startup Item" drop-down. Now it's gone, yet the item is still checked under "Add or Remove Buttons".
The closest reference I could find is this, but the solution doesn't match my situation because I have more than one project and this is happening no matter which solution is loaded.
Please help me figure out what is going on.
I had a similar issue where the start menu item (called "Debug Target") was completely gone. Toggling the menu item on and off did not resolve the issue. I selected "Reset Toolbar" at the bottom of the menu and that resolved the problem for me. May require some manual set up after if your menu is heavily customized. But if you use the Standard layout it shouldn't be an issue.
I had the same problem. The "Startup Projects" drop-down disappeared occasionally. It was probably caused by installing/uninstallin/updating VS extensions.
The solution was easy. Install free extension Clear MEF Component Cache. Then simply click the Clear MEF Component Cache in the Tools menu. The toolbar should be repaired after restating Visual Studio.
This solution does NOT reset any of your UI customizations.
Open the "Add or Remove Buttons" dropdown in the section with the "Start" button, deselect "Startup Projects" and close all Visual Studio windows. Open a new instance of Visual Studio and re-enable "Startup Projects." It should show up for you then.
I've been using Visual Studio since further back then I can remember. Over the years, each new release saw a trend of an ever-growing number of options added to the right-click context menu in the Solution Explorer. 99% of the time I use only 5% of these context menu options. I would like to know if it is possible to remove items from the context menu?
For example:
Open Visual Studio->Create a Solution->Add a project to it->Find the project in the Solution Explorer->Right click on the project->Observe a large number of right-click-menu options.
I'm currently using Visual Studio 2019 CE with a C# build environment.
You can delete items from the project context menu going to Tools - Customize - Commands - Context menu - Project and Solution Context Menus | Project:
Am using VisualStudio 2013, update2. I am facing the below issue when I opened a project in VisualStudio today, I noticed on right clicking a project in the SolutionExplorer the context menu have a lot of options that even have scrolling now. Now I have to scroll down everytime to build or clean a project.
Earlier it was like a short menu like below.
I have not changed any settings but don't know why am facing this issue. I tried to customize the context menu command and chose (Project and solution context menus | Project) from the drop down, but that didn't worked out as it is automatically reset to tfs on clicking the close button. Does any one have idea about how to rectify this?
Note: The context menu has changed only for the projects inside the solution. On right clicking the solution name in solution explorer, I am still getting the same old menu.
From looking at your context menu screenshot, it looks like you have some extensions installed that have introduced these commands. Try disabling some or all of them in Tools > Extensions and Updates Manager to see which ones belong to which extension. There unfortunately isn't a way right now to customize this context menu.
Thanks,
Cathy
Visual Studio IDE Team
I'm using Qt add-in for Visual studio. It adds some items in project context menu, available from solution explorer. Here is the context menu. Not so small, right? Thanks Qt for additional 8 items, while they are completely duplicated by the main menu and I'm not ever going to use 7 of them anyway.
Is there a way to get rid of them? Uninstalling add-in is not an option.
Found it! In Visual Studio, go to Tools -> Customize -> Commands -> Context menu -> Project and Solution Context Menus, and all the items are there! Modify as you want!
I'm running Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone. My problem is I'm not getting the solution configurations drop down list.I tried a lot but I'm not getting it.
Click the Tools menu, click Settings, and then click Expert Settings.
The Solution Configuration list box appears in the Standard toolbar. Click Debug or Release.
If still not visible, check this