How do I really reset every parameter in Visual Studio 2012?

Question

I am trying to reset each individual setting inside Visual Studio since I completely lost all IntelliSense . I tried the settings "Tools → Import / Export" → Reset, but this did not clear all the settings. I know this is not the case since the color theme was not Reset and I still do not have IntelliSense. Failed to delete and delete each trace of the program, including the registry, is there any other way to reset for each installation for the factory default parameter?

Answer 1

Visual Studio has several flags to reset various settings:

• / ResetUserData - (AFAICT) Removes all user settings and forces them to set them again. This will give you the initial prompt for settings again, clear your recent project history, etc.
• / ResetSettings - restores the default settings of the IDE, is additionally reset to the specified VSSettings file.
• / ResetSkipPkgs - Clears all SkipLoading tags added to VSPackages.
• / ResetAddin - Removes the commands and user interface commands associated with the specified add-in.

The last three are displayed when you run devenv.exe /? . The first seems to be undocumented / not supported / big hammer. From here :

Disclaimer: if you use this switch, you will lose all environment settings and settings. For this reason, this switch is not officially supported, and Microsoft does not advertise this switch to the public (you will not see this switch if you enter devenv.exe /? At the command line). You should use this switch only if you have a problem with the environment, and make sure that you back up your environment settings by exporting them before using this switch.

Answer 2

How to hard reset a Visual Studio Instance

When developing extensions, sometimes you just mess up, others do others. If you start getting errors downloading even the most common extensions, these are instructions for hard resetting your instance.

 Close Visual Studio (if you haven't already). Open the registry editor (regedit.exe) Delete the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\{version} Delete the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\{version}_Config Delete the %USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio\{version} directory. 

Enjoy the new instance of Visual Studio.

• Use {version} = 10.0 for Visual Studio 2010
• Use {version} = 11.0 for Visual Studio 2012
• Use {version} = 12.0 for Visual Studio 2013

If on the other hand you want to reset the experimental bush, you can do the same with "{version} Exp.

Happy coding!

Source: http://www.corvalius.com/site/hacks/how-to-hard-reset-visual-studio-instance/

Answer 3

Click the Tools menu> Import and Export Settings > Reset all settings > Next > "No, only reset settings, overwrite all current settings" > Next > Done.

Answer 4

To reset your settings

• From the Tools menu, select Import and Export Options .
• On the Welcome to Import and Export Wizard page, click Reset all settings , and then click Next .
• If you want to delete the combination of current settings, select No, just Reset the settings , overwrite all current settings and click Next . Select the programming language for which you want to reset the parameter.

Click Finish .

The reset Complete page reports any problems encountered during the reset.

Answer 5

Just edit Visual Studio directly from the control panel, and this should do the trick!

Answer 6

Command execution: Devenv.exe / ResetSettings, for example:

C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0 \ Common7 \ IDE> devenv.exe / ResetSettings , solved my problem: D

For more information: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms241273.aspx

Answer 7

1) Run the Visual Studio installer

2) Click More on the installed version and select Repair

3) Reboot

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