To get the immediate window back you can go to `Debug --&gt; Windows --&gt; Immediate` or you can use &lt;kbd&gt;Ctrl&lt;/kbd&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;Alt&lt;/kbd&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;I&lt;/kbd&gt;  either will work to get it back.

If  you can not see Immediate Window In Debug -&gt; Windows menu:

1. From the menu bar, go to `View &gt; Other Windows &gt; Command Window`
2. Type and execute `immed` command


 

In addition to what previously was mentioned by @sansa and @Mark Hall, you can also use Quick Launch:

- Press `Ctrl + Q` to focus on Quick Launch text box.
- Type `Immediate` then choose the item that appears: `Debug -&gt; Windows -&gt; Immediate`(&lt;kbd&gt;Ctrl+Alt+I&lt;/kbd&gt;)

**Update:** For more information on Quick Launch you can check it [here][1]


  [1]: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/zainnab/2013/07/17/visual-studio-2013-quick-launch/

I was missing my immediate window and none of the above tricks worked. It turned out it was hiding on the bottom and I had to stretch it up.

If I want to combine two strings into a file path, I use [`Join-Path`][1] like this:

    $path = Join-Path C: &quot;Program Files&quot;
    Write-Host $path

That prints `&quot;C:\Program Files&quot;`. If I want to do this for more than two strings though:

    $path = Join-Path C: &quot;Program Files&quot; &quot;Microsoft Office&quot;
    Write-Host $path

PowerShell throws an error:

&gt;    Join-Path : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument &#39;Microsoft Office&#39;. &lt;br/&gt;
    At D:\users\ma\my_script.ps1:1 char:18 &lt;br/&gt;
    + $path = join-path &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;  C: &quot;Program Files&quot; &quot;Microsoft Office&quot; &lt;br/&gt;
        + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Join-Path], ParameterBindingException &lt;br/&gt;
        + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell &lt;br/&gt;
       .Commands.JoinPathCommand

I tried using a string array:

    [string[]] $pieces = &quot;C:&quot;, &quot;Program Files&quot;, &quot;Microsoft Office&quot;
    $path = Join-Path $pieces
    Write-Host $path

But PowerShell prompts me to enter the childpath (since I didn&#39;t specify the `-childpath` argument), e.g. &quot;somepath&quot;, and then creates three files paths,

    C:\somepath
    Program Files\somepath
    Microsoft Office\somepath

which isn&#39;t right either.

  [1]: https://msdn.microsoft.com/powershell/reference/5.1/microsoft.powershell.management/Join-Path


How do I use Join-Path to combine more than two strings into a file path?

I have looked on few articles and discussion like [one here][1] and [Here][2] about image resolutions that new iPhones will use @3x images for display. Is it true? 

So does it mean we will have to keep three images? Say for example I have an image of 50 X 50, will I have to keep 3 images for optimizing the look for new iPhones?


 - Normal (50 X 50)
 - @2x - Retina (100 X 100)
 - @3x - Retina HD (150 X 150)

Or will the new phones use @2x images only and there is nothing like @3x?

I have tested by making a sample project and all simulators seem to use @3x images, this is confusing.

**Edit**

Here is some more info

 - 3GS ( 163 ppi so use Normal)
 - 4, 4s, 5 and 5s (326 ppi so we use @2x)
 - 6 (326 ppi so it seems like it will use @2x)
 - 6 plus (401 ppi here lies the confusion )

**Edit**

Based on Answers given by Tsob and nitin, I added @3x images to my project. 

**Informational Edit**

I see few users are confused about why iPhone 6 uses @2x images even though it has higher resolution , the reason is 

iPhone 6 might have different resolution but has same density of per pixel inch (PPI)

 - **Resolution** concerns an absolute number of pixels.
 - **Density** (aka Pixels per inch - PPI) concerns a relative number of pixels per inch which is same in case of iPhone 6 and previous iPhones , but different in iPhone 6 plus. 

Check more about this [here in this  thread][3]

Hence iPhone 6 uses @2x image same as  iPhones 4 , 5 and 5S as it has same PPI and iPhone 6 plus uses @3x.

  [1]: http://www.macrumors.com/2014/05/14/3x-iphone-6-transition/
  [2]: http://9to5mac.com/2014/08/29/support-for-3x-image-assets-found-in-latest-ios-8-beta-ahead-of-larger-display-iphone-6/
[3]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5518852/android-what-is-the-difference-between-resolution-and-density

Image resolution for new iPhone 6 and 6+, @3x support added?

I accidentally closed the Immediate Window in Visual Studio 2013 Update 3, and can&#39;t for the life of me figure out how/where to get it back.

Can someone please point out how I get the Immediate Window open again?

How do I re-open the Visual Studio Immediate Window?

<p>I accidentally closed the Immediate Window in Visual Studio 2013 Update 3, and can't for the life of me figure out how/where to get it back.</p>
<p>Can someone please point out how I get the Immediate Window open again?</p>


I have a project in a solution I am working on in Visual Studio 2012, and I get this message for one of the projects: &quot;This version of Visual Studio does not have the following project types installed, or does not support them.&quot; It is a vdproj. What does this mean and how do I resolve this problem

Visual Studio - vdproj is incompatible

When I go the the New Project dialog in Visual Studio 2015, Windows Installer XML isn&#39;t available. How can I enable WiX projects in Visual Studio 2015?

How to Enable WiX Projects in Visual Studio 2015

**TL;DR** Is there any official documentation  that describes in detail how the `&lt;private&gt;` / &quot;Copy Local&quot; option works **with MSBuild**? And what values are supposed to go into it?

-------------

When you [add a *project* reference][1] from one project in Visual Studio to another, it will add a `&lt;ProjectReference Include=&quot;.....csproj&quot;&gt;` to the `.csproj` MSBuild file.

When you [add a *file* reference][2] from one project in Visual Studio to an assembly file in the file system, it will add a `&lt;Reference Include=&quot;Foo&quot;&gt; &lt;HintPath&gt;....Foo.dll&lt;/HintPath&gt; ...` to the `.csproj` MSBuild file.

In *both* cases, for the Visual Studio Setting `Copy Local = True|False`, a sub-element `&lt;Private&gt;True&lt;/Private&gt;` or `&lt;Private&gt;False&lt;/Private&gt;` will be added.

`Reference`and `ProjectReference` seem to be documented under [Common MSBuild Project Items][3]:

&gt;     &lt;ProjectReference&gt;
&gt;       Represents a reference to another project.
&gt;     
&gt;       Item Name    Description
&gt;       -------------------------
&gt;        Name         ...
&gt;        Project      ...
&gt;        Package      ...
&gt;     
&gt;     &lt;Reference&gt;
&gt;       Represents an assembly (managed) reference in the project.
&gt;     
&gt;       Item Name     Description
&gt;       --------------------------
&gt;        HintPath      Optional string. Relative or absolute path of the assembly.
&gt;        Name          ...
&gt;        ...
&gt;        Private       Optional string. Determines whether to copy the file to the output directory. 
&gt;                      Values are:
&gt;                          1. Never
&gt;                          2. Always
&gt;                          3. PreserveNewest

You will notice that, 

1. `ProjectReference` *doesn&#39;t document* the `&lt;private&gt;` Item at all
2. `Reference` *does not list* `True`or `False` as possible values.

**So. Huh?** Is there any official documentation (I&#39;ll be more than happy with a good blog entry) that describes in detail how the `&lt;private&gt;` option works? **Are the doc&#39;s just dead wrong or is there something more to it?**

---------

Example snippet from my VS 2013 Express here:

    ...
      &lt;ItemGroup&gt;
        &lt;Reference Include=&quot;ClassLibrary2&quot;&gt;
          &lt;HintPath&gt;C:\Somewhere\ClassLibrary2.dll&lt;/HintPath&gt;
          &lt;Private&gt;True&lt;/Private&gt;
        &lt;/Reference&gt;
        &lt;Reference Include=&quot;System&quot; /&gt;
    ...
      &lt;ItemGroup&gt;
        &lt;ProjectReference Include=&quot;..\ClassLibrary1\ClassLibrary1.csproj&quot;&gt;
          &lt;Project&gt;{861dd746-de2e-4961-94db-4bb5b05effe9}&lt;/Project&gt;
          &lt;Name&gt;ClassLibrary1&lt;/Name&gt;
          &lt;Private&gt;False&lt;/Private&gt;
        &lt;/ProjectReference&gt;
    ...

  [1]: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wkze6zky.aspx
  [2]: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wkze6zky.aspx
  [3]: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb629388.aspx


MSBuild ProjectReference:private (&quot;Copy Local&quot;) - what are the allowed values and behaviour?

When I debugging in VS2013 update3, msvsmon.exe crashed when hit at a breakpoint.

It shows &quot;The debugger&#39;s worker process (msvsmon.exe) unexpectedly exited. Debugging will be aborted&quot;.

I&#39;m not using remote debug.

Is it possible to shut down the msvsmon.exe to avoid calling it when debugging ?

msvsmon.exe crashed when debugging

I saw this in a project file the other day:

    &lt;ProjectReference Include=&quot;Foo\Bar\Baz.csproj&quot;&gt;
        &lt;Project&gt;{A GUID HERE}&lt;/Project&gt;
        &lt;Name&gt;Baz&lt;/Name&gt;
        &lt;Private&gt;False&lt;/Private&gt; &lt;!-- ??? --&gt;
        &lt;ReferenceOutputAssembly&gt;False&lt;/ReferenceOutputAssembly&gt;
    &lt;/ProjectReference&gt;

Every node in a `ProjectReference` appears to be self explanatory (the referenced project file, GUID, name to show in the solution explorer, and whether or not the current project should link to the referenced project) except `Private`, and the [Common MSBuild Project Items][1] page doesn&#39;t document this value. (There&#39;s a `Private` setting documented for `Reference` rather than `ProjectReference` -- but it has `Never`, `Always`, and `PreserveNewest` settings, not true and false)

What does this setting do?

[1]:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb629388.aspx

What does the Private setting do on a ProjectReference in a MSBuild project file?

What can I do with markup files (.mkd) inside Visual Studio? I am looking for a way to display the Markdown comments / instructions in some collective manner.


How can I view Markdown text inside Visual Studio?

After installing VS 2013 (Update 3) on windows 7 SP1 I have similar situation like in [this post][1] After installing windows 8.1 sdk visual studio cant build any win32 project and print output :

    1&gt;----— Build started: Project: ConsoleApplication1, Configuration: Debug Win32 —----
    1&gt;A task was canceled.
    1&gt;A task was canceled.
    ========= Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========


  [1]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18043676/visual-studio-issues-after-installing-visual-studio-2013

Visual studio 2013 &quot;A task was cancelled&quot;

Some projects in my solution produce this linker warning:

    MSIL .netmodule or module compiled with /GL found; restarting link with /LTCG; add /LTCG to the link command line to improve linker performance

I&#39;m using Visual Studio 2013 Update 3. I haven&#39;t yet been able to identify anything particular to those projects that could cause this.

What is it about those projects that produces this?

----------
I&#39;ve looked at this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/k669k83h.aspx
but I&#39;m not aware we are using any CLR, managed code, /LN or /NOASSEMBLY.

What causes linker warning &quot;MSIL .netmodule or module compiled with /GL found; restarting link with /LTCG&quot;?

I am trying to run any program on visual studio 2013 update 3 and I get the following alert box : 

`Process with an ID #### is not running .` // every time there is different ID number showing 

and in the error windows I get this error msg: 

    The program &#39;[3148] iisexpress.exe&#39; has exited with code -1073741816 (0xc0000008) &#39;An invalid handle was specified&#39;.

Sometimes it runs and in the browser i get the following message : `The webpage is not available.`

I have looked around and try almost everything and I stil cannot fix the problem.


Please help anyone

Process with an ID #### is not running in visual studio professional 2013 update 3

I am having an issue with IIS express or Visual Studio 2013.

The site has NO https or ssl enabled or setup in the properties.

When I click debug, the site launches in the broswer and tries to load:
 `http://localhost:61488/Default.aspx`

it then for some reason gets automatically redirected to:
`https://localhost:61488/Default.aspx`
and I then get an `Error code: ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR` in chrome

Im not quite sure what to do?


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