Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 is busy

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I am getting this error everytime i run the solution (20 projs). I tried to disable the UI options , resharper, deleted un used extensions etc. but still couldnt get pass this error.

I am on VS 2015 Update 2 Enterprise version I have restarted VS several times, killed the process when i got that message and sometimes i stopped the app when i got that message. I have also unloaded the projects that are not necessary for my task at this moment but still same problem

Microsoft Visual Studio is waiting for an internal operation to complete. If you regularly encounter this delay during normal usage, please report this problem to Microsoft.

Please advise if you have any solution to resolve this error.

basically i couldnt get pass this error and run the app. thats the question. do you have any thoughts on how to resolve this. — Vijaya Malla, Jun 16 '16 at 14:44
@sebenalern ofcourse I have restarted VS several times., I have unloaded the projs that i wont be using at that time, I have uninstalled other components that are on like Azure, Silverlight, Resharper etc (coz i dont need them at this moment) But didnt help at all. — Vijaya Malla, Jun 16 '16 at 15:14
Is the process still running in the background? Try to close that too, if it is. — sebenalern, Jun 16 '16 at 15:26

score 25 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 25 '16 at 23:42

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I had the similar issue. I upgraded a solution from vs2012.

Deleting .vs folder from solution folder did solve my issue.

answered Aug 25 '16 at 23:42

Jayee

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This works for me also, but is reappearing again and again... Are there any details on why those files are problematic? – jumbo Mar 08 '17 at 09:42
First, identify which projects in your solution failed to load. Inspect that project files in the windows explorer. Delete unnecessary files if you notice any. This may not be the answer you are expecting but hope it helps. – Jayee Mar 09 '17 at 10:58
Also look at project output window for any messages or warnings, you may find the root cause. – Jayee Mar 09 '17 at 11:02
The problem is not that projects fail to load, but that the VS hangs, thus I cannot interact with it. – jumbo Mar 10 '17 at 12:14
This solved the issue for me. Not sure, why this hidden folder started creating the problem suddenly? but after deleting it, I can see the issue resolved. – Nirman Sep 12 '17 at 07:28

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 16 '16 at 17:10

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I reset the iis and it worked fine. Didnt have to unload the projects either.

start -> run -> iisreset

answered Jun 16 '16 at 17:10

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 18 '16 at 20:19

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There could be different reasons causing it.

I would suggest using ProcMon to check the details for all your devenv.exe events to identify the exact reason.

Here is a screenshot of my previous findings:

We then know some class to load is not available for the solution to load.

answered Aug 18 '16 at 20:19

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I followed your advice and found the offending file. Can you look at my question here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67409472/microsoft-visual-studio-2019-is-busy-every-time-i-open-a-dialog-procmon-search and suggest where I go next? – jlavallet May 05 '21 at 22:28

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 20 '17 at 12:43

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uncheck Debug -> Options -> Enable UI debugging for XAML fixes the problem for me.

https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/99734/visual-studio-freezes-and-shows-a-busy-notificatio.html

answered Nov 20 '17 at 12:43

Ngô Tiến Đường

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 21 '16 at 16:25

I have run into a similar issues with a couple of solutions throughout the past few months myself and I think the problem doesn't actually rest with Visual Studio and the devenv process, but rather IISExpress. Stopping the local IISExpress from running and then reloading the solution should work.

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 04 '20 at 14:05

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I was facing this issue in VS 2019. VS stuck with the busy message. I have disconnected(and then reconnect) the WIFI(internet) and the message disappear.

answered Apr 04 '20 at 14:05

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered May 25 '21 at 18:57

This problem happens if you have more than one instance because most of the time when we installing MSSQL it asks you to configure the integration part so if each instance configure differently at the time you open SSIS to create or open a project visual studio will get confused or becomes busy to select the configuration. to solve this problem you should only activate the instance you want to work with

score -2 · Answer 8 · answered May 06 '17 at 08:19

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Quick fix:

Go to C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio
Delete All files in this folder

answered May 06 '17 at 08:19

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