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Visual Studio 2013 is a version of Microsoft's Visual Studio (also known as "Dev12", includes C++ compiler version 18.0). Do not use this tag unless you have a specific question about Visual Studio -- not just a coding issue.

The version of which follows , and is the predecessor to .

The preview for Visual Studio 2013 was announced at the Build 2013 conference and made available on June 26, 2013. It was made available to download on October 17, 2013.

Update 1 (Visual Studio 2013.1) was released on January 20, 2014.
Update 2 (Visual Studio 2013.2) was released on May 12, 2014.

Since May 22, 2014 the first CTP of Update 3 is available.
Since November 12, 2014 Update 4 RTM is available.
Since December 15, 2014 Update 5 CTP 1 is available.

Features:

  • .NET 4.5.1 support.
  • x86-64 Edit And Continue support.
  • Definition Peek.
  • Scrollbar improvements.
  • More...

What's new:

Community Edition:

Visual Studio Community 2013 is a new edition released at November 12, 2014. It includes all functionality of Visual Studio Professional 2013, designed and optimized for individual developers, students, open source contributors, and small teams.

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How to get list of zero-reference/unreferenced code in Visual Studio

In visual studio 2013 the number of references of a special Code(method, property, field,...) is shown by Code Lens. I want to get unused (zero reference) Code in visual studio. Is there any way to get them? I mean below reference:
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How do I add an existing Solution to GitHub from Visual Studio 2013

I have looked through many web pages on the new Git integration in VS 2013 and they do not deal with adding an existing solution to Github. In fact I can't find much on using GitHub instead of Visual Studio Online. Can anyone tell me how I start…
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External VS2013 build error "error MSB4019: The imported project was not found"

I am building a project through the command line and not inside Visual Studio 2013. Note, I had upgraded my project from Visual Studio 2012 to 2013. The project builds fine inside the IDE. Also, I completely uninstalled VS2012 first, rebooted, and…
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What is "Service Include" in a csproj file for?

In a C# solution, I added a existing project. After that, Visual Studio has added the following entry in other .csproj files: What's this for? Can I delete…
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Can I record/play macros in Visual Studio 2012/2013/2015/2017/2019?

Apparently macros were dropped from Visual Studio 2012. Is there a plugin/extension/tool that will let me record & play keyboard macros (much like the record/play temporary macro in Visual Studio 2010)? For example, I typically would use a macro…
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Could not load file or assembly 'System.Web.Http 4.0.0 after update from 2012 to 2013

I did the upgrade according to. http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/mvc-5/how-to-upgrade-an-aspnet-mvc-4-and-web-api-project-to-aspnet-mvc-5-and-web-api-2 I get the error. Does any one else got this error? Server Error in '/' Application. Could not…
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How to enable C# 6.0 feature in Visual Studio 2013?

I was going through the latest features introduced in C# 6.0 and just followed an example of auto property initializer, class NewSample { public Guid Id { get; } = Guid.NewGuid(); } but my IDE did not recognize the syntax. I am wondering how…
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Nuget re-targeting after upgrading from .Net Framework 4.5 to 4.6.1

I have a .net solution with approx 30 projects, all of them targeting .Net Framework 4.5. and each referencing at least 3-4 NuGet packages. We now need to update them to .Net Framework 4.6.1. So here's what I need to know: Do I need to re-target…
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How can I prevent Visual Studio 2013 from closing my IIS Express app when I end debugging?

Previously in 2012, if I debugged in Chrome (for example), and then stopped the debugger, the website would remain running in IIS Express. This no longer seems to be the case in 2013. Is this a new change that I need to make? How can I keep the…
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Unable to type in Visual Studio

I am unable to edit any files in a project in Visual Studio 2013. It only happens in one project. If I open a different project I am able to type fine, but once I go back into the problem project I am unable to type in the editor windows. Not…
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SSL Connection / Connection Reset with IISExpress

I'm using the new Visual Studio 2013 with IISExpress for the first time (previously used ASP.net Development server on VS2010). I'm running into issues trying to debug my project. This is what I see in Chrome: Unable to make a secure connection to…
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Breakpoint Failed to Bind - Visual Studio 2015

I just upgraded from Visual Studio 2013 to 2015 and now I am having trouble with breakpoints. It's a hit or a miss where break points will actually work and if I set one while debugging I get the error: The breakpoint failed to bind. Any help…
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Can't install nuget package because of "Failed to initialize the PowerShell host"

All of a sudden, I am getting this error when upgrading Nuget packages. None of the fixes that I have come across work. I am using Visual Studio 2013. 'Newtonsoft.Json 6.0.3' already installed. Adding 'Newtonsoft.Json 6.0.3' to…
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How can I prevent the "You have mixed tabs and spaces. Fix this?" message?

Any time I paste code into my .cs file, I get the dreaded "You have mixed tabs and spaces. Fix this?" message. It has three options: Tabify Untabify Don't show again I first tried "Tabify" a few times, until I was finally fed up and selected "Don't…
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Unexpected character encountered while parsing value

Currently, I have some issues. I'm using C# with Json.NET. The issue is that I always get: {"Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: e. Path '', line 0, position 0."} So the way I'm using Json.NET is the following. I have a Class…
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