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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Visual Studio 2013: Database Project MSBuild error

I've got a database project as part of my solution in Visual Studio 2013. Been working perfectly for the last 3 weeks and now suddenly today it won't build and so I cannot publish any changes. I'm getting an MSBuild error: "C:\Program Files …
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Using SSIS BIDS with Visual Studio 2012 / 2013

I want to use SSIS /BIDS project in Visual Studio 2012. I have both Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 2012 installed along with Microsoft SQL Server 2012. VS 2010 was installed first followed by MS SQL 2012 which got me BIDS integrated with VS…
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Visual Studio 2013/2015 Idle CPU usage

I'm currently evaluating Visual Studio 2015 RC. I've noticed when running the IDE, The Visual Studio 2015 process is constantly at around 25% CPU usage. Even without a project loaded and without the welcome page it is gobbling up 25% CPU usage at a…
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Visual Studio takes forever to start the first time

I downloaded and installed Visual Studio 2013 Profession Trial on my Windows 7 64-bit computer ( RAM is 6 GB). But, when I start it for the first time, it says 'We're getting things ready. Thanks for your patience' and its been on for about an…
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Visual Studio 2013 or 2015 EditorPackage did not load correctly constantly

When starting Visual Studio 2013 Pro (Update 4 installed) I very often get this error message (several times a day now) for the past about two weeks: The 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editor.Implementation.EditorPackage' package did not load…
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"Value does not fall within the expected range" when trying to add a reference in a project

Suddenly I am getting this error "Value does not fall within the expected range" whenever I try to add a reference to any project. This also happens with a new blank project. It can list the current references fine. I rebooted the computer. I am not…
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Is there a way to automatically collapse the Script Documents section in solution explorer?

While in debug mode, the solution explorer has a Script Documents section. It is expanded by default. As the debugger runs, new ScriptDocumentxxx poll.txt files are added to this section. As I am navigating the explorer files, the adding of these…
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Remove Git binding from Visual Studio 2013 solution?

I was adding a new Solution to TFS in Visual Studio 2013, and I selected Git as opposed to TFS. I want to remove the Git binding, and add TFS. I know you can remove TFS binding from File -> Source Control, but this doesn't seem to be an option…
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Can not find system.web.http

I have to add a System.Web.Http assembly reference because I added the HttpConfiguration class to my unit test class library project. When I browse the Add reference dialog I can not find the System.Web.Httpassembly. The class library project has…
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Visual Studio 2013 MSTest vs NUnit

My company is upgrading our Visual Studio 2012 to 2013 Premium. In the midst of this, we are also looking to start automating our tests using Visual Studio Team Services I have read a couple of MSTest vs nUnit posts and articles in the past but most…
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How to generate class diagram from project in Visual Studio 2013?

In Visual Studio 2010 I can generate class diagram from my project with 2 clicks. But now in Visual Studio 2013 I don't see the option "View Class Diagram" in project menu. Where did this item disappear? How can I generate class diagram from project…
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How to use Sass in Visual Studio 2013

How can I use the Sass CSS preprocessor in Visual Studio 2013? Are there any extensions that provide support for Sass?
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How do I open SSRS (.rptproj) files in Visual Studio 2013?

How do I open .rptproj in Visual Studio 2013 Pro? When I try to open SSRS projects originally created in VS2008, in VS2013 I get: Unsupported This version of Visual Studio is unable to open the following projects. The project types may not be…
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Visual Studio 2013 Install Fails: Program Compatibility Mode is on (Windows 10)

I want to install Visual Studio Ultimate 2013 on my Windows 10 but I have this error: I have done these two things (they have solved the problem on Windows 8) but still I cannot install it.
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"Conflicts prevent checkout" error using Git in Visual Studio

I am using Git in Visual Studio. When I am trying to synchronize, the following message appears: An error occured. Detailed message: An error was raised by libgit2. Cetegory = checkout(MergeConflict). 1 conflicts prevent checkout I don't have a…
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