In Visual Studio 2013 and later, this functionality is built in. ALT + UP/DOWN will move a line up or down. If you need this functionality in VS2012 (works with VS2010 too), take a look at the MoveLine Visual Studio Extension or the Productivity Power Tools suite.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/webdev/archive/2013/06/28/browser-link-feature-in-visual-studio-preview-2013.aspx This should explain how to turn off browser link. You could do it via web.config: <appSettings> <add key=”vs:EnableBrowserLink” value=”false”></add> </appSettings> or do it from the toolbar: If that button isn’t available, go to VIEW > Toolbars > Standard and make sure it’s checked. Keep in mind it’s only available in VS2013 and later.
Select from the menu Tools -> Options -> Fonts and Colors -> Environment Font. Select a different font name and then change the font size. Apply changes. Restart environment.
Tools + Options, Projects and Solutions, Build and Run. “On Run, when projects are out of date” = Always build. The one below that = Do not launch.
I find some missing information in the other answers (at least for people who come from other IDEs like, say, Eclipse) . To say that a solution is a container for projects is only part of the thing. The conceptual feature of a VS project (what determines its ‘granularity’) is that one project produces one … Read more
If the folder and its contents have already been created and it physically exists under the Project, you can click the Show All Files icon (at the top of the Solution Explorer windows) and then when the folder shows as a dotted icon, right-click it and choose Include In Project and the folder and all … Read more
Yes, you can use the “Import and Export Settings Wizard” (found in the Tools menu) to export only the settings that relate to your current window layout to a file. Uncheck everything but “General Settings” > “Window Layouts”, and save the file somewhere you’ll be able to find it later. Then, you can use the … Read more
Updated March 31st, 2016: We have announced that Visual Studio now includes Xamarin at no extra cost, including Community Edition, which is free for individual developers, open source projects, academic research, education, and small professional teams. There is no size restriction on the Community Edition and offers the same features as the Pro & Enterprise … Read more
This will usually solve the problem: Run on an elevated command prompt (admin): npm install –global –production windows-build-tools. npm is required and my recommended package manager. Change ownership of the install dir (in my case C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0) to your user, instead of admin. (properties>Security>Advanced). Sometimes step 2 is unnecessary. It is still recommended to … Read more
Have you tried this? In Visual Studio go to Tools > Import and Export Settings > Reset all settings Be sure you back up your settings before you do this. I made the mistake of trying this to fix an issue and didn’t realize it would undo all my appearance settings and toolbars as well. … Read more