how to fix the start or execute task button in visual studio 2022

Joshua Thomas 10 Reputation points
2023-12-08T04:25:35.22+00:00

my start button does not work. when i click it it gives the pop up window please select a valid startup item and when i right click in the window it wont show execute task in the drop down window. thank in advance for you help

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  1. Anna Xiu-MSFT 25,806 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2023-12-08T13:02:07.44+00:00

    Hi @Joshua Thomas, 

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A! 

    Do you mean that you can’t debug the project? What is your project type? 

    Please right-click on project node in the Solution Explorer > Set as Startup Project. 

    If it doesn’t work, you can create a new project and debug it again. 

    Besides, please ensure that you open a project, not a file. You can open an existing project via File > Open > Project/Solution > select the .sln file. 

    Sincerely,

    Anna

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  2. Agamon 0 Reputation points
    2024-02-21T01:53:09.0733333+00:00

    It might happen when the targeted system (i.e WSL: Ubuntu) is missing some dependencies required to compile the project.

    Usually, Visual Studio is smart enough to detect it and it will pop up a notification to install required dependencies. The same installations can be done manually in a WSL distro (with closing & reopening the project afterwards.

    After installation, the active debug target might appear automatically if the project is not overcomplicated.

    Regarding the option Set as Startup Project (right-click on project node in the Solution Explorer), it might not be always present in case of CMake project, for instance.

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