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A VSIX package is a .vsix file that contains one or more Visual Studio extensions (VS2010 onwards).

A VSIX package is a .vsix file that contains one or more Visual Studio extensions, together with the metadata that Extension Manager uses to classify and install the extensions.

That metadata is contained in the VSIX manifest and the [Content_Types].xml file. A VSIX package may also contain one or more Extension.vsixlangpack files to provide localized Setup text, and may contain additional VSIX packages to install dependencies.

Templates are provided in the Visual Studio SDK to enable the creation of vsix packages.

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How to debug Visual Studio extensions

I'm just writing a VSIX extension for Visual Studio 2010 and can't figure out how to debug it. One obvious method is to output messages. Extension template uses Trace.WriteLine(). But where to find it's output?
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How to uninstall .vsix Visual Studio Extensions?

I am currently trying to install the XNA Game Studio for Visual Studio Express 2013. And I accidentally ran the .vsix program BEFORE actually installing the XNA framework. After installing it and re-running the .vsix, I get a message error saying…
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where are custom extensions installed in visual studio?

Where are custom extensions installed in Visual Studio? I know you could get path though ExtensionManager.GetInstalledExtensions(), however it seems none of the paths found corresponds to my extension.
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Add project.json package references to a VSIX

When trying to add references to a VSIX, it normally pulls it from the references in the .csproj. However, if the references are not in the .csproj, because they now are in a project.json file, then they don't get pulled to the vsix. The solution…
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Visual studio does not install .vsix files

I've both VS 2012 and VS 2013 installed on my computer. The problem is that when I download an VSIX-File and open it with the Visual Studio version selector the file gets opened by VS but instead of installing it. VS opens the file as if it was an…
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Extension could not be found. Please make sure the extension has been installed

I've been working on a VS extension that creates a couple of files with some boilercode using SideWaffle and I was having a problem where, whenever I'd add a new item, my boilercode item would be under "My Custom Templates". I found this in the…
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Where is Visual Studio 2013 Extensibility VSIX Project Template

Both of these articles talk about how to develop extensions for VS2013, but both presume that you have an extension project type available Extending the Visual Studio Environment Creating Extensions By Using the VSIX Project Template As of…
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How to debug a Vsix project

I'm creating a custom test runner for my project. So I've created a test vsix project which can be registered in Visual Studio. I also knows that I load the extension through F5, then the experimental instance of Visual Studio is loaded, but…
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vsixmanifest for all: VS 2010, 2012 and 2013

I'm using VSIX Manifest Designer under VS2013. I've added Microsoft.VisualStudio.Pro product identifier and [10.0,13.0) version range to install targets. Despite that fact, I still don't see my VS2010 Professional as an available installation…
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VSIXInstaller.NoApplicableSKUsException: This extension is not installable on any currently installed products

I tried to install enterprise library 6.0 recently in visual studio 2015 but the installer throws an error: VSIXInstaller.NoApplicableSKUsException: This extension is not installable on any currently installed products. I couldn't resolve it.…
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How do I: Visual Studio Syntax Highlighting Extension

I want to develop an extension for VS2010 that will allow me make some additional features to syntax-highlighting. I installed the SDK, how do I start from? Please give a little snippet (or a link to code) where I can see how to start. Note: do I…
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How to include assemblies from NuGet packages in a VSIX Installer?

I'm working on creating a Visual Studio 2017 custom Check-In Policy extension. My current solution is structured as follows: Note: I am taking advantage of the new NuGet PackageReference approach, which is why there is no packages.config file. I…
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The "GetDeploymentPathFromVsixManifest" task failed unexpectedly

After installation of visual studio 2017 getting his error for VSIX projects ... any suggestion to resolve the issue? Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State Error The "GetDeploymentPathFromVsixManifest" task…
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Access Visual Studio 2017's private registry hive

Visual Studio uses a private registry hive instead of "polluting" the system registry - typically found somewhere like this: C:\Users\Abx\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio\15.0_4b0ba1c0\privateregistry.bin [In order to determine installed…
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Draw adornments on windows.forms.controls in Visual Studio Designer from an extension

I wrote an Visual Studio 2013 extension that observes Windows.Forms designer windows. When a developer is changing controls in the designer window, the extension tries to verify that the result is consistent with our ui style guidelines. If possible…
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