You can turn off automatic C / C++ /C# code formatting by going to the Options dialog from the Tools menu, selecting the Text Editor → C / C++ / C# → Formatting → General page, and unchecking all the boxes there. You’ll still be able to manually format when all of the auto-formatting settings … Read more
I had the same problem here (also using windows 8.1 and VS 2013) To fix it you need to open in VS Tools | Options | Debugger | General and enable the flag [Use Managed Compatibility Mode], which essentially gives you the VS 2012 function evaluation behavior. Reference: http://weblog.west-wind.com/posts/2013/Nov/21/Visual-Studio-2013-Could-not-evaluate-Expression-Debugger-Abnormality
After some additional poking around the UI, I figured out a decent way to do this: Open the Test Explorer window. (Test menu > Windows > Test Explorer) Click on the little down arrow just to the left of the search field. From the context menu that appears, select Project. The Test Explorer window contents … Read more
For VS2015 users who are dealing with this problem: close everything, delete the “.vs” folder on the project root and reopen it.
This is an optional feature which gives quick navigation to every file in Visual Studio. If you need to keep a file opened all time, you need to double click it. Single click will open the file temporarily until you decide to open another file which opens in the same preview window. This feature can … Read more
I have the same problem in that the dropdowns do not drop down. However, I only get this when VS is running on my second screen. If I run on my main screen, the dropdowns work fine. Are you using a dual screen system? If so, maybe drag VS on to the main screen and … Read more
(Comment for others landing here as @Marta explains that the problem no longer persists on their machine.) In general, any performance issue in Visual Studio should be reported to Microsoft. It’s easy to do this directly from VS using the Report a Problem tool. That feature will automatically attach logs/traces which are shared privately with … Read more
The Windows Forms designer doesn’t zoom. The WPF one does because it’s vector based, but WinForms is pixel based you don’t get the zooming. If you’ve got multiple monitors you can drag the designer to a second screen and work with it that way, or you can press Alt+Shift+Enter to toggle full screen and work … Read more
To develop for .NET 4.6 in Visual Studio 2013 you need to install the targetting pack for 4.6. The .NET 4.6 you’ve got installed is enough to run the programs, but it is not enough for development. So follow the advice of the dialog, download the targetting pack. Note that what you said you tried … Read more
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