Configuration Manager in Visual Studio Express

Submitted by Bevan on Fri, 25/04/2008 - 21:30

Update, September 2010:
See the comments below for how to make this work with Visual Studio Express 2010.

This one has been bugging me for a while, so I'm very glad to find a fix.

The defaults for Visual Studio Express have the Configuration Manager hidden, I guess on the justifiable basis that most users of VS Express would just be confused by it.

If you do need it however, you can make it visible. Here's how:

First, select Tools|Options to bring up the Options dialog.

Make sure that "Show all Settings" in the bottom left-hand corner is set.

Select the Projects and Solutions page and set "Show Advanced build configurations."

The Configuration Manager will now be restored to its rightful place at the bottom of the Build menu:

And the Configuration selector on the toolbar will now be enabled:

Wonderful!

Comments

by Michax - 2010-04-12 13:15

Thanks a lot !

Thanks a lot for solution. I was wondering about 4 days how can change Any CPU to x86 :)

by B - 2010-05-21 16:50

Thanks

I searched and searched VS Express to figure this out...then I Googled...I should have done that first. THANKS! You saved me a bunch. -- B

by Bernd - 2010-08-18 12:15

Alas this doesn't seem to work in Visual Studio 2010 C# Express

Forsooth. Why not? A dreadful frustration. Any tips appreciated if I'm missing something. But I have this option set and can't find the Build menu or toolbar anywhere.

by Bevan - 2010-08-18 17:15

Perhaps gone for good ...

Bernd, you're right - this doesn't work for the 2010 edition of Visual Studio Express.

I've tried a few things, and googled a bit more, and found nothing. I'll add a warning to the top of the post so that other readers don't waste their time.

Thanks,
Bevan.

PS: If anyone finds out how to do this in VS 2010 Express, please let me know!

by Kent - 2010-09-06 17:03

VS 2010 Express

This works for me in C# 2010 Express. You've just got to ensure that Tools -> Settings -> Expert Settings is selected as well.

by noobee - 2010-12-16 01:33

Reset may help

In Visual Studio 2010 also Tools->Settings->Reset... may help.

by Diamond - 2010-11-10 08:45

Select your solution in the

Select your solution in the solution explorer, open the properties pane, then look for 'Active config'. Or - Right-Click - Properties - Configuration Properties. I hope this helps.

by John Cornell - 2011-06-02 14:57

Thank you thank you thank you

You have no idea how long this has eluded me!