Intellisense not working

Grrrr. 

It happens all the time that my Visual Studio Intellisense stops working. 

I read all kinds of things that may or may not work, including the obvious 'close and open' Visual Studio

I'm going to try and compile things that work here, so I don't have to do the internet search every time... but for now, just one thing that worked recently

Do you have something that works for you? Add in in the comments below

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... and you 'll find more on the NET Development Menu

Go to Tools > Import and Export Settings > Reset. 

It doesn't seem intuitive to me... but it worked. Knock on wood <smiles>

 

 

 

 

 

If all of the above didn’t work, it’s time to verify some configurations in Visual Studio itself. Go to Tools -> Options -> Text Editor -> All Languages -> General. Make sure “Auto List Members” is checked. Also, make sure “Parameter Information” is checked.

There are a few other configurations you should check out, too. Still under Text Editor, go to “Basic” and then “IntelliSense.” Make sure you have the following three checked:

  • Show completion list after a character is typed
  • Highlight matching portions of completion list items
  • Show completion item filters

Close and reopen Visual Studio after the above

 

 

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