Windows 10: Visual Studio Unable to start debugging

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  1. WINCLUB
    WinClub New Member

    Visual Studio Unable to start debugging


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    Few things frustrate a developer more than hitting F5 only to see Visual Studio pop up an error Unable to start debugging. The startup project could not be launched. This issue can occur regardless of the programming issue, as it is related to the debugging utility. In this post, we are going to see what […]

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    WinClub, Jun 23, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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  2. R.WHITNEY
    R.Whitney Win User

    Visual Studio - Debug a service

    I have written and installed my own system service and have it running just fine. I need to debug my service though. I've tried running visual studio as admin and attach to the process but the process, even though it is running, does not show up in the
    list of processes that I can attach to.
     
    R.Whitney, Jun 23, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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  3. MAHONEY81
    Mahoney81 Win User
    Visual Studio 2015 in Windows 10 locks up randomly on debug session start

    Hi everybody.

    I'm using Visual Studio 2015 under Windows 10 Pro for C++ development. Everything was OK, but recently Visual Studio started to lock up randomly on debug session start. After this lock up happened I'm unable to call even Task Manager or open Start menu.
    It doesn't react even on Ctrl + Alt + Del and I have to do hard reset.

    Can someone help me?
     
    Mahoney81, Jun 23, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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  4. BRINK
    Brink Win User

    Visual Studio Unable to start debugging

    Adding support for Debug Adapters to Visual Studio IDE

    Source: Adding support for Debug Adapters to Visual Studio IDE | The Visual Studio Blog
     
    Brink, Jun 23, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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