Questions tagged [visual-studio-2015]
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Attempting to check in code through TFS results in "Value was either too large or too small for a UINT32" error message
When attempting to check in code through TFS in visual studio 2012 or 2013 sometimes results in displaying an error message "Value was either too large or too small for a UINT32" error message. What is causing this, and how can I fix this?
Martijn
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What is the Visual Studio Standard Collector process, and why does it use 10GB of RAM?
Hopefully this is the right stack exchange site to post on... Didn't feel like it was a programming question for SO. Anyway, I'm running Visual Studio 2015 and got a notification to from Windows to close VS2015 because it's running low on memory. I…
C. Tewalt
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Make visual studio solution files(sln) always executed as administrator
I have solutions in Visual Studio which are configured to use IIS or to update SQL server database. If the solution is not run as administrator the project which is configured with IIS doesn't loads, because I don't have permissions. So my…
mybirthname
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Visual Studio Community 2015 Installation stuck on creating a system restore point
I tried to install the new Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition but unfortunately without success because the installation gets stuck on creating a system restore point.
What I did to solve the problem:
checked if enough space on disk
started…
CMS
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Visual Studio on 4k monitor
I just upgraded to a 4k monitor, and supposedly Visual Studio should be able to handle a high dpi monitor just fine. But it's not working for me and I'm not sure why. I have this same problem in Visual Studio 2015 and 2017.
In the screenshot below…
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Any way to retrieve Visual Studio production key?
I have Visual Studio 2015 Pro with retail key. I have built new PC and moved there. I was hoping VS has attached the key to my Microsoft account but it hasn't.
I cannot find the key.
I still have the old PC running. Is there any way I can recover…
Boppity Bop
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Can we safely remove C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\VisualStudioSecondaryInstaller folder?
As many people know, Windows systems like to store many redundant files. Are the C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\VisualStudioSecondaryInstaller folder and its 1.2GB contents, created by the Visual Studio 2015 installer, redundant too or are they needed…
Destroy666
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Where is the Visual Studio Express 2015 executable located on Windows 10?
I installed Visual Studio 2015 Express, but I can't find a shortcut icon anywhere. It also does not show up in Start menu Apps or via Search.
I also see nothing in folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE
I need the…
Adam
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When will SSDT-BI be available for Visual Studio 2015
From Microsoft's download page, SSDT-BI (SQL Server Data Tools Business Intelligence) for Visual Studio 2013 is available but not for 2015. When will Microsoft release SSDT-BI for VS 2015?
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt204009.aspx
JohnnyO
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How do I hide the editor margin that displays the "lightbulb" icon in VS 2015?
I am talking about this:
Takes too much space and is a bit annoying. Is there any way to hide the margin and the icon?
Saravana
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How long does it take to Repair/Uninstall a Visual Studio 2015 installation?
Context: Toshiba Satellite L75D-A7280 64bit, Windows 10 Home 64bit
How long should I expect 2015 to spend repairing itself? It's been over 8 hours and we haven't moved beyond "Microsoft Build Tools 14.0 (x86)" for the better part of that time.
I'm…
bugmagnet
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Stop Visual Studio text editor from auto moving comment lines
Is there a way to stop Visual Studio text editor (2015 or 2017) from auto moving the comment lines when pressing Ctrl+K,D or relevant key stroke (Ctrl+E,D - format entire document) ?
I would like my comments to stay at the position placed,…
john_m
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Error Message: "A reboot is pending. Please restart before starting Visual Studio
Error Message:
"A reboot is pending. Please restart before starting Visual Studio".
I installed Visual Studio (Visual Basic 2015 and SQL 2015) and after what looked like a successful install I then got the "Reboot" window.
Not expecting it I…
craigfbrown
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Uninstall previous version of Visual Studio after installing VS 2017
I have installed Visual Studio 2017 side by side with of 2013 and 2015 (I didn't want to take risk if 2017 setup had failed).
I already had VS 2013 and 2015 on my machine. I don't need the older versions now and I really need to free up the space…
deathrace
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Visual Studio crashes when opening project
Full disclosure, I'm answering this question myself because I looked for the answer for 4 hours and couldn't find it, and eventually figured it out myself. So hopefully if someone else has this issue, this can help them.
When Visual Studio opens a…
Trenchie
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