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Hi,
I a pdf document folder in my solution. In 2017 VS professional we are able to view the pdf and able to edit . But in VS professional 2019 when i am trying to open same PDF file it is redirecting to browser for Opening.
Below attaching my PDF view in 2017 VS
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Hi @venu damarla ,
VS 2019 doesn’t support directly opening a .pdf file. You may need to try to search and install some extensions or modify the file name extension to open the PDF file. I recommend also submitting a suggestion ticket on our Developer Community. Please feel free to let us know if you have any other concerns.
Best Regards,
Tianyu
With VS 2022, I can open a .pdf if I rename it, for example, into .bin