VisualStudio 2012 devenv.exe @ 50% F5 Debug wont start until its finished whatever its doing

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Help appreciated.

I noticed when pressing F5 to start debugging a WPF app that the green play triangle would gray out then after a second go green again as if debug hadn't started. After some investigation I found that devenv.exe was running hot @ ~50% and the debugger wouldn't start until it came to rest at which point myapp.vshost.exe would be created in task manager/processes and would start to debug.

It can take anywhere from 30 - 120 seconds for devenv to finish whatever its doing and I can begin debugging which is driving me mad.

Ive tried disabling all extensions, restarting Visual studio but they didn't work.

Can anyone cast any light on this annoyance.

No I haven't, I dont have any extensions enabled at the moment while this is happening. — tinmac, Mar 05 '13 at 13:10
In the end I reinstalled VS all Ok, cant be sure what it was — tinmac, Jun 25 '13 at 08:58
Even if it's not 100% satisfying, you may answer to your question, in order to let users know the issue is solved. — Steve B, Jun 25 '13 at 10:44
@Steve B, yeah I know what you mean, Have added answer for clarity. — tinmac, Jun 26 '13 at 13:12

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 26 '13 at 13:11

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VS2012 reinstalled to resolve issue.

Awful to have to resort to this but I couldn't afford the time to investigate.

answered Jun 26 '13 at 13:11

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VisualStudio 2012 devenv.exe @ 50% F5 Debug wont start until its finished whatever its doing

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