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How do I REALLY reset the Visual Studio window layout?

Asked 2008-08-25T20:53:21.067
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I had a plugin installed in Visual Studio 2008, and it created some extra dockable windows. I have uninstalled it, and I can't get rid of the windows it created - I close them, but they always come back. They're just empty windows now, since the plugin is no longer present, but nothing I've tried gets rid of them. I've tried:

  • Window -> Reset Window Layout
  • Deleting the .suo files in my project directories
  • Deleting the Visual Studio 9.0 folder in my Application Settings directory

Any ideas?

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If you've ever backed up your settings (Tools -> Import and Export Settings), you can restore the settings file to get back to a prior state. This is the only thing that I've found to work.

answered 2008-08-25T20:55:45.990

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