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dotnet nuget updates
Error: error MSB4236: The SDK '' specified could not be found. Try this fix: dotnet nuget locals all -c Other helpful dotnet core commands dotnet restore dotnet build dotnet run…
Running node.js apps from within VS 2017
Make sure you are running VS 2017 or VS 2015 as Administrator. From the file – Right click and open a command prompt in the containing folder. You should be…
Lost intellisense in Visual Studio
If you just lost intellisense in VS 2012 or 2013, you are not alone. These are the two most common culprits/fixes - RESET all settings - Tools > Import and…
Visual Studio 2013 javascript error while running in DEBUG mode
If you encounter a javascript error only when running through Visual Studio (and not standalone), then you are probably running into this new feature in Visual Studio 2013 – called…
Intellisense disappears after Resharper Uninstall
I lost Intellisense – and had some trouble getting it back. One thing to try is to delete the .suo file (usually at the Solution level) – after shutting down…
Visual Studio – VS find matching brace
1. Place your cursor either before or after the OPENING brace. 2. Type CTRL ] (CTRL and CLOSE BRACKET) – it should jump to the closing brace
Visual Studio Using Too Much Memory
When running by itself (no project opened and no extensions), Visual Studio 2012 takes less than 100 MB. When you open up your projects, those add to the total memory…
Visual Studio Replace multiple lines of code
I had to insert a few lines of code in about 700 different files. However, the insertion had to be in a specific place (just before the start of a…
Visual studio does not display .NET 4.0 (or 4.5) framework option for target framework
Introduction Even if you have .NET framework (or above) installed correctly, Visual Studio sometimes does not pick it up. This means that you will be unable to convert any of…
Source file ‘\Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs’ could not be opened (‘Unspecified error ‘)
Introduction You’ve just downloaded a project (from either codeproject or github or some other repository) – and opened it up in your current version of Visual Studio. On trying to…