Questions tagged [visual-studio-2019]

Visual Studio 2019 is a version of Microsoft's Visual Studio. Do not use this tag unless you have a specific question about this specific version.

Visual Studio 2019 is a version of Microsoft's Visual Studio. Do not use this tag unless you have a specific question about Visual Studio 2019. Visual Studio 2019 was released to market (RTM) on April 2nd 2019.

Some Major Changes and Improvements

  • Improved IntelliSense performance for C++ files
  • Local development with many common emulators
  • Simplified test access in Solution Explorer
  • Git management and repo creation in the IDE

New Features

  • One-click code clean-up (Resolve warnings and suggestions with the click of a button.)
  • Visual Studio IntelliCode (Get AI-assisted recommendations that learn from the community.)
  • Visual Studio Live Share (Share code using real-time collaborative development.)

Release notes can be found at the official Microsoft page.

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Visual studio 2019 “Unable to connect to web server 'IIS Express'”

I attempt to lunch my ASP.NET Core project in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 and got this error: "Unable to connect to web server 'IIS Express'" Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.9.5 .Net 5.0
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VCVARSALL.BAT for Visual studio 2019

What is the location of vcvarsall.bat file for Visual Studio 2019 (Preview and future release as well)? Seems it is different from VS 2017 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat"
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Unable to update visual studio installer

Wanted to add this question to the pool in case someone has the same problem I was unable to update Visual Studio 2017 on Windows 7 and got the following error: Unable to install the files to target location. Error: The folder 'c:\Program Files…
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How to solve "can only be default-imported using the 'esModuleInterop' flag" in Visual Studio 2019?

I'm upgrading my JavaScript files into TypeScript in Visual Studio 2019, to manage them better. When I want to import a module from another file, I see squiggly lines complaining that: x can only be default-imported using the 'esModuleInterop'…
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How do I create .NET framework 4.6 version of XUnit project in Visual Studio 2019?

I notice when I start up Visual Studio 2019, I am unable to create a .NET Framework version of XUnit or NUnit (only MSTests). We have been mandated to use XUnit tests, but our solution is all .NET Framework. Some of the nuget packages are dependent…
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Blazor the type or namespace name 'App' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

I have setup the basic application in Blazor in Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2019 Version 16.1.3 and I have tried both of the versions of .NET Core SDK 3.0.100-preview5-011568 and SDK 3.0.100-preview6-012264. Also I have installed the Blazor…
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How to create .Net 5.0 Class Library project in Visual Studio 2019 16.8.1?

I can not see the Class Library(.NET) option on Add a New Project window in Visual Studio 16.8.1. How can I create a Class Library (.NET) project? (Not .Net Core or .Net Framework)
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Intellisense popup for template code (Visual Studio 2019)

When you define a template, VS 2019 shows a floating pop with the text Provide sample template arguments for Intellisense. You can supply a template type like int, but is there a way to get this floating box to disappear without turning…
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Invalid value 'armeabi' in $(AndroidSupportedAbis). This ABI is no longer supported. Xamarin.Forms - VS2019

I have a Mobile App built with Xamarin.Forms when I am trying to upgrade my project from VS2017 to VS2019 I get this error in Android Project Invalid value 'armeabi' in $(AndroidSupportedAbis). This ABI is no longer supported. Please update your…
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I found invalid data while decoding error updating NuGet packages

I have been trying to update NuGet packages in Visual Studio 2019 from both package manager consoles and the manage NuGet packages from the context options, but in both cases I get "Found invalid data while decoding." error. I have to revert to…
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Visual Studio 2015-2019: How do I bring back the old find dialog from VS 2010?

I find the new "quick find" dialog hard to use: It's difficult to see whether "Match case" or "Match whole word" are selected, especially when the editor is in focus. I find "Aa" harder to comprehend than "Match case", and "Ab" harder to comprehend…
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Visual Studio 2019 Processes not shutting down, NodeJS issues

I am working on a fresh install of Windows 10 Pro (10.0.18362) and trying to get Visual Studio 2019 setup and configured for .NET Core 3.1 Web Development but am running into several issues. I created a default React.js ASP.NET Core Web Application…
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Could not load file or assembly Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions

I'm using VS2019 Pro v16.3.5 I have a solution containing an Azure functions project which references several class library projects. The top-level project fails to compile with the following error: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load…
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There are no scaffolders supported for this item Visual Studio 2019

I'm using Visual Studio 2019 version 16.0.4, and I tried to create a view or a partial one on asp.net core 2.1 (in views folder) but I get an error There are no scaffolders supported for this item Then I realized this problem happens when you…
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Failed to compute cache key: ".csproj" not found

I am new to Docker. I created a Web API using ASP.Net Core using Visual Studio 2019 as well as in VS Code. It works fine. Then I added docker support and added Dockerfile with default values. When I try to build the docker image, it fails in Visual…