VS 2017 hangs app on stepping from a breakpoint
I'm having a nagging problem where it is affecting my ability to debug issues in an efficient matter. This is my situation.
When I am stopped at a breakpoint for a period of time (can't say the amount of time because it is random), i.e. examining variables, etc., and then perform a step operation, the step doesn't work and the debugger goes out to lunch and never comes back. The application is now hung and I have to terminate the debugging session by terminating the process being debugged.
I'm debugging a native C++ application using VS 2017 Version 15.9.11 on Windows 10.
This is very annoying especially if I am deep into a problem that is hard to recreate because now I have to recreate the whole scenario again and again and again.
I've attempted on many occasions to research this problem online but nobody has an answer to this problem that has worked for me. I've tried several solutions for similar, not exact, scenarios.