Visual Studio 2022 cannot start debugging

Vivek Kahar (Student) 0 Reputation points
2024-03-07T15:57:01.87+00:00

Created a new project using C# Console app and .NET 8 Framework and I cannot run my code as it is greyed out

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  1. Tianyu Sun-MSFT 27,431 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-03-08T03:04:49.5866667+00:00

    Hello @Vivek Kahar (Student) ,

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

    I guess this issue only appears on .NET based projects on your side. If you use a .NET Framework(different from .NET) based project, it may work.

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    But, of course, .NET based projects should also work correctly. I think .NET was not installed correctly, or not set correctly.

    Please kindly check following:

    1. Search Edit the system environment variables in Windows Search box, open it, click Environment Variables button, find System variables -> Path, select and click Edit, make sure that C:\Program Files\dotnet\ is listed higher than C:\Program Files (x86)\dotnet\.
    2. Install .NET 8.0 separately and manually from here: Download .NET 8.0.

    Best Regards,

    Tianyu

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