Could not run Code Coverage with VS2019 Enterprise

Levina Lioe 0 Reputation points
2023-03-21T19:33:06.3466667+00:00

I'm not able to run unit test with code coverage using Visual Studio 2019 Enterprise. I have Version 16.11.21 running on my system. Observed the following error message:

Failed to set up the execution context to run the test

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  1. Tianyu Sun-MSFT 27,546 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2023-03-22T03:15:06.8066667+00:00

    Hello @Levina Lioe ,

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

    Please first try to create a new Unit Test project and run code coverage directly. Verify if the same error appears.

    If the same error appears, please try to repair Visual Studio(VS Installer => More => Repair) and reset Visual Studio settings(open Developer Command Prompt for VS 2019 Enterprise => run devenv /ResetSettings).

    If the Code Coverage runs successfully, please check if your project linked any references, used any references, and set any configurations. Make sure that all necessary dll/output files have been copied to the correct folder/output folder.

    Also, please verify that for each assembly, there’s .pdb file in the same directory(typicall bin\debug) as the .dll or .exe file. If you are using C++ project, verify that Linker => Debugging => Generate Debug Info is set to Generate Debug Information optimized for sharing and publishing (/DEBUG:FULL).

    Besides, was building and running the unit test project successfully passed?

    Please feel free to let us know the result.

    Sincerely,

    Tianyu

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