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I'm trying to get started with ASP.NET/C#, and I'm doing so by following along some guides and tutorials.

One major issue I keep running into is that I have no Add Scaffolding in the context menu, nor Add Controller. I can't figure out a workaround for the lack of the Add Scaffolding.

Screen Capture of the Context Menu

There are various relate posts on SO. I will address some:

  • How to Add Controller

    The accepted answer says something that directly contradicts my experience. There is no Add Controller option anywhere.

  • Reload the project

  • Reinstall suggested in this comment

    I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling several versions. So far I've tried VS2013 Express for Web, VS2013 Community, and right now I'm using VS2013 Ultimate. Each one has had a fresh install installed within the month.

  • Add a guid

    I tried adding a guid to a .proj file, an idea from another question at the moment of which I cannot find.

  • Same issue in Sep 2014, no answer

    I realize there are several questions with the same issue, but none of the answers address my situation. Of the solutions I've seen proposed, I can't get any of them to work. Maybe I'm copying the guid's in the wrong place, maybe I'm not uninstalling correctly, I'm not sure.

I haven't yet tried to uninstall everything related to VS. I have a lot of random product on this machine. I wasn't aware that, for example, "Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime (x64) or Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2.0 - ENU could disrupt VS2013 features. If anyone has information about this please let me know. I don't know the extent to which I would have to uninstall stuff in order to find the root of this issue. My Programs and Features menu is littered with MS product that I can barely tell apart.

EDIT:

Some Background Info:

I am using Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate 2013 Version 12.0.31101.00 Update 4, and Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.5.50938.

I used no special install instructions.

It's a web application. File > New Project... > Installed..Templates..Visual C#..Web..ASP.NET Web Application > MVC.

Upon Dleh's suggestion, I looked for the Add > ... buttons after changing the project type. I selected File > New Project ... > Visual Studio 2012 > ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Application (.NET Framework 4.5.1) > Internet Application, and I am confused to report that there is an Add > Controller... button. I have no idea what is happening.

Also, of note, I (within the week) installed VS2013 Ultimate on my home machine, and I have having none of these issues.

Confirmation of Add Controller... button

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  • if this is a `Microsoft` Issue.. have you tried putting in a ticket with their support desk..? – MethodMan Jan 27 '15 at 20:47
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    No, I'm sorry, I don't know how to do that. I'll look into that. Thank you. – user38858 Jan 27 '15 at 20:47
  • When you installed Visual Studio, did you choose a custom setup or recommended? – Carrie Kendall Jan 27 '15 at 20:54
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    Also, what version are you running? To view this go to Help > About Microsoft Visual Studio – Carrie Kendall Jan 27 '15 at 20:56
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    Is this a Website, or a Web Application? (File -> New Website is website, File -> New Project then selecting ASP.NET Web Application is a Web Application) – mason Jan 27 '15 at 21:02
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    what is your project type? that context menu keys off the project type i believe, so if the type is abnormal it may not provide that option – DLeh Jan 27 '15 at 21:02
  • @CarrieKendall I am using `Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate 2013 Version 12.0.31101.00 Update 4`, and `Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.5.50938`. I used no special install instructions. @mason It's a web application. `File > New Project... > Installed..Templates..Visual C#..Web..ASP.NET Web Application > MVC.` @DLeh I will try creating various new project types. – user38858 Jan 27 '15 at 21:06
  • That should be the correct project type. – DLeh Jan 27 '15 at 21:12
  • @DLeh I tried other project types, and I have a screen capture of the `Add > Controller...` work flow. Thanks for the suggestion. – user38858 Jan 27 '15 at 21:15
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    Not sure if this is relevant, but ASP.NET MVC 4 is two versions old so it will be worth while to get this working in a newer version (ie MVC 5 for Visual Studio 2013) if you're just starting. – Carrie Kendall Jan 27 '15 at 21:21

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I believe I have solved the issue, but I don't know exactly what I did.

Evidence that it has been fixed.

One answer from here was part of what prompted me to uninstall a number of MS products and features. Unfortunately, I can't remember the exact program or feature I uninstalled.

It seems like the uninstalling of related programs and features fixed the issue. By "related programs and features" I mean anything in the Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Programs and Features menu that had ".NET" or "Visual Studio" or "Microsoft * Web Tools" or of the like. Many of them required a system reboot after uninstalling, and after one system reboot, the desired features in VS2013 was there.

There were on the order of 20-30 MS+VS+.NET related programs, and I uninstalled about 15.

I can't remember exactly which one I uninstalled, but it was anything that look remotely old and related to VS or .NET. Even if it was recent, I always figured I could reinstall stuff if I got the wrong thing.

Hopefully, anyone going through a similar issue will find this helpful. Good luck.

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Had the same issue, installing

AspNetWebTools2013_1Setup.exe

WebToolsExtensionsVS.msi

fixed it for me.

Link Here

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