Export Your Window Layouts

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Menu:  Tools -> Import and Export Settings
Versions:  2008,2010
Published:  9/18/2010
Code:  vstipEnv0040

 

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Once you get your tool and document windows just the way you want them inside Visual Studio you want to be able to get those settings back if anything messes them up.  You can export just your windows layout by going to Tools -> Import and Export Settings and choose "Export selected environment settings":

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Click Next.  Clear the "All Settings" checkbox and then go to General Settings and select Window Layouts:

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Click Next.  Give the .VSSETTINGS file a name and location to be saved into:

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Click Finish, and then click Close.  You now can import these settings anytime you want to get your preferred layouts.