VS 16.9.3 publish tab loading forever

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VS 16.9.3 publish tab loading forever

User 21

Hi,

Whenever I try to publish a project I get a black screen with a loading wheel that doesn't go away. I tried re-installing Visual Studio but the problem persists. How can I solve this issue?

Nicholas Oldroyd 6 Reputation points

2021-04-07T05:33:18.897+00:00

I am getting this same exact problem with my VS 16.9.3 and looking for answers.

I tried the suggested as well but it did not solve the problem.

Both Connected Services and Publish tabs do not load any content.

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Nicholas Oldroyd 6 Reputation points

2021-04-07T05:33:18.897+00:00

I am getting this same exact problem with my VS 16.9.3 and looking for answers.

I tried the suggested as well but it did not solve the problem.

Both Connected Services and Publish tabs do not load any content.

Answer 1

Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,056 Microsoft External Staff

Hi @User ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

Have you tried to create a new project and check if the situation occurs in specific project?

Please close all instances of Visual Studio and repair your Visual Studio by launching your VS installer > More > Repair.
Then, restart your Visual Studio > right-click on the project > Add > Connected Service.
When the page is loaded, please switch to the Publish tab and check if it works.

In addition, you could also use the command: devenv /safemode to run your Visual Studio in safe mode and try again.

Sincerely,
Anna

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Sebastian 1 Reputation point

2021-04-07T08:33:01.83+00:00

Hey there, I have the exact same problem. I'm also using the latest version of Visual Studio Community 16.9.3 (with no modifications). I tried your solutions but none of them worked for me, the "Publish" page still loads forever. I also tried to remove all existing publish profiles, also the whole "Properties" folder but no luck. Are there any other solutions?

Answer 2

John Dekker 11

Possibly resolved.
I tried various installs and discovered that when Live Share is installed then Publish works again.

Not sure why.

Regards, John Dekker.

Nicholas Oldroyd 6 Reputation points

2021-04-16T04:00:48.78+00:00

Wow, I can confirm this works for me too.

Thanks!
Sebastian 1 Reputation point

2021-04-16T08:20:51.567+00:00

Thanks mate, works here too!
AgilioC 1 Reputation point

2021-05-26T19:10:22.097+00:00

Wow, that was great. I tried several things on the past weeks and even updated Visual Studio to 16.9.6 with no luck.

Answer 3

User 21

@Anna Xiu-MSFT

Thanks for your reply. This issue occurs in all projects, including new projects that I've created for testing this.

I've completed the steps but this did not provide a solution. The connected service page is empty and does not show the service packages I have installed.
I also tried launching in safemode but I can't open any of my projects, Visual studio gives me error code: 0x80004005

Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,056 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2021-04-06T09:04:03.977+00:00

Hi @User , I tested on my side and couldn’t reproduce your issue. Do you install other versions of Visual Studio on your computer? Would you like to check if the situation occurs in other versions of VS?

Answer 4

John Dekker 11

Same issue here and the just released 16.9.4 still has the issue. Have to revert to 16.9.2 which means reinstall>

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