Can't find server explorer Microsoft Visual Studio 2015

Question

I'm trying to make a C# application and I need the server explorer but I can't find it when I click on View menu. I am using Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2015. Is it disabled or did I do something wrong?

Answer 1

If it is missing you can modify your View menu using the following instructions:

1. Open Visual Studio
2. Go to Tools > Customize...
3. Click the Commands tab
4. Select View from the Menu Bar dropdown (make sure the Menu Bar radio button is selected)
5. Scroll down the menu window until you see Solution Explorer and select it.
6. Click the Add Command... button
7. Scroll down the Categories list and select View
8. Scroll down the resulting Commands list and select Server Explorer
9. Click the OK button

Answer 2

The Bad

If you double click on the solution (SLN) file, the result is this.

If you close the solution, the result is this.

The Good

If you close Visual Studio 2015, and then just run it without opening any solution, the result is this.

The Ugly

1. Click on File,
2. Open,
3. Project/Solution,
4. Browse to your solution's folder,
5. Select the solution file,
6. Click the Open button.

There you go! You will now find it under the View menu. I have a screenshot to prove it.

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