Questions tagged [visual-studio-2013]

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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generates same number in Linux, but not in Windows

The code below is meant to generate a list of five pseudo-random numbers in the interval [1,100]. I seed the default_random_engine with time(0), which returns the system time in unix time. When I compile and run this program on Windows 7 using…
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Enable WiX project in Visual Studio 2013

I have a VS 2012 solution with WiX Installer projects. However, when I open the solution in VS 2013 (Release) the WiX project is incompatible. Does anyone know where / whether a VS 2013 version (wixtoolset ?) is available being worked on yet? Or is…
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Create an application setup in visual studio 2013

I already have a project which is ready to build. Currently, I am using visual studio 2013. But, I don't know how to create an MSI setup in visual studio 2013, but for visual studio 2010 there are plenty of tutorials out there discussing how to…
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Remove Application Insight from application on Visual Studio 2013

On Visual Studio I added application insight to a project which creates a ApplicationInsights.config and not sure what other files were added to the project. Thing is, doing right click and press Add Application Insight was pretty straight forward.…
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How to uninstall .vsix Visual Studio Extensions?

I am currently trying to install the XNA Game Studio for Visual Studio Express 2013. And I accidentally ran the .vsix program BEFORE actually installing the XNA framework. After installing it and re-running the .vsix, I get a message error saying…
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Visual studio long compilation when replacing int with double

My copy of VS2013 Ultimate compiles this code for 60+ seconds: class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { double dichotomy = Dichotomy( d => { try { …
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Can I separate the Design Pane from the XAML Pane in Visual Studio?

Is it possible to separate the WPF window I'm designing from its XAML code? Double clicking any XAML file will open it and show both the XAML code and the WPF window in one window, splitting them either horizontally or vertically, but still both are…
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Switch enum auto-fill

I was typing a switch with an enum in VS 2013 and all case statements filled out automatically after I finished the switch. Now I can't repeat it. I was not hallucinating, the switch filled out with all enum options, one per case, automatically.…
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How to run a .bat from inside the IDE

What I want to do is very simple, yet can't find the way to do it. In my projects I have several .bat files (I know, I'm old) the perform some tasks like running SqlMetal, etc. I just want to right-click the file and select "run" or something so…
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Install Visual Studio 2013 on Windows 7

I would like to install Visual Studio 2013 on Windows 7 64-bit. For some reason, the installer says "Setup Blocked" with an error "This version of Visual Studio requires a computer with a newer version of Windows". This error is not exactly…
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What is the difference between Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows and Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop?

What is the difference between Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows and Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop? Do they both support the exactly the same things as Visual Studio Express 2010 c#? Which is better? Visual Studio Express…
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I need a workaround for Resharper when it says 'Failed to modify Documents'. Does anybody know why it does this and how to get around it?

I have noticed a few times over the past months that sometimes I will use the little yellow lightbulb icon and right click it and select an option for it to fix something for me and then it just highlights what it was going to fix and pops up a…
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New Asp.Net MVC5 project produces an infinite loop to login page

I am creating a brand new projet with Visual Studio 2013, I choose Asp.Net MVC and the framework 4.5.1 The project is created, then, I do nothing else than F5 to start the default web page. Unfortunately, it produces a redirect to the login page…
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XAML Designer not showing up

In MS Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop: I'm learning C# and following an example that shows how to create a user interface in a .xaml file. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj153219.aspx It appears from the tutorial (see…
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What keyboard shortcut is there to organize C# usings in Visual Studio?

Is there a way to organize C# usings (remove and sort, in separate or together) via a shortcut in Visual Studio for one or more files of a project? I know that this can be done via the menu for one file by selecting Edit > IntelliSense > Organize…
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