Visual Studio 2022 automatically closing when i try to open it

SYED ALI HUSSAIN 25

I installed a new windows 10 on my pc after installing windows i download the visual studio 2022 community 17.6.2 .After successfull installation of visual studio when i try to launch it ,it closes or crashes after few seconds without showing any error or warning.Even after repairing of visual studio it is showing the same behaviour.My visual studio installer is showing update availability of 17.6.3.Will updating visual studio solve my problem.

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Reid Klein 85 Reputation points

2023-06-23T02:09:42.3+00:00
What I did to fix this issue was:

Remove the contents in folder ...\VisualStudio under this path:
C:\Users<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VSCommon\OnlineLicensing\VisualStudio\
Note: you can backup the contents of this folder for safety if you'd like.

Re-Start Visual Studio

You should be promtped to re-enter credentials if any

hope this helps!
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Jonathan 10 Reputation points

2023-08-06T23:33:41.0966667+00:00

I have a situation similar, where I open a solution with VS2022, and the window pops up for maybe 0.1 seconds then closes without warning. I usually can just need to try to open again and it works, but today it needed 5 or 6 attempts before successfully starting up. Weird.

Yoan Chartier-Boivin 0 Reputation points

2023-09-20T00:37:20.6833333+00:00

You just save my studies, I have a big homework to work on and you are the only one that fix my problems. Thank you so much.
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Anna Xiu-MSFT 29,516 Microsoft Vendor

Hi @SYED ALI HUSSAIN ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

Please have a try with the following workarounds:

Update the VS2022 to the latest version.
Launch your Visual Studio 2022 in Safe Mode (run devenv /SafeMode in Developer Command Prompt for VS 2022).
Rename the folder: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VSCommon\OnlineLicensing\VisualStudio.
Restart your Visual Studio.

Sincerely,

Anna

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SYED ALI HUSSAIN 25 Reputation points

2023-06-16T19:04:38.5633333+00:00

After updating to latest version i am still facing the same issue and i am unable to find the directory you mentioned in my VSCommon folder there is only one folder present with name 17.0

C:\Users**<username>**\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VSCommon\17.0\SQM
Anna Xiu-MSFT 29,516 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-06-20T07:50:23.3366667+00:00

The OnlineLicensing folder might be missing or was deleted by mistake due to a corrupted installation. Would you like to do a clean uninstallation and install VS again? Please download the VS2022 from the page and disable the anti-virus before installation.
SNa 0 Reputation points

2023-06-29T11:51:59.3266667+00:00

i am unable to find the mentioned directory.
Max Teja Juárez 0 Reputation points

2023-07-05T14:44:16.23+00:00

Gracias! funcionó a la primera.

Alf Magne Meling 1

Still crash when opening solution file.

Application: devenv.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.AccessViolationException
   at System.Runtime.InteropServices.CustomMarshalers.EnumeratorViewOfEnumVariant.GetEnumVariant()
   at System.Runtime.InteropServices.CustomMarshalers.EnumeratorViewOfEnumVariant.MoveNext()
   at System.Collections.IEnumerator.MoveNext()
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.TestCaseManagement.SolutionIntegrationManager.get_IsDummySolutionOpen()
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.TestCaseManagement.SolutionIntegrationManager.OnBeforeSolutionUnload()
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.TestCaseManagement.SolutionIntegrationListener.OnBeforeCloseSolution(System.Object)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommonIDE.Solutions.Solution+<>c.<NotifyOnBeforeCloseSolution>b__1051_0(SolutionEventsSink)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommonIDE.Solutions.Solution.<NotifySolutionSink>g__SinkCallback|1007_0[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]](UInt32, SolutionEventsSink, System.ValueTuple`3<System.String,System.Action`2<SolutionEventsSink,System.__Canon>,System.__Canon>)
   at Microsoft.Internal.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.CookieTable`2[[System.UInt32, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089],[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]].ForEach[[System.ValueTuple`3[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089],[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089],[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]], mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]](System.Action`3<UInt32,System.__Canon,System.ValueTuple`3<System.__Canon,System.__Canon,System.__Canon>>, System.ValueTuple`3<System.__Canon,System.__Canon,System.__Canon>, Boolean)
   at Microsoft.Internal.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.CookieTable`2[[System.UInt32, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089],[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]].ForEach[[System.ValueTuple`3[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089],[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089],[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]], mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]](System.Action`3<UInt32,System.__Canon,System.ValueTuple`3<System.__Canon,System.__Canon,System.__Canon>>, System.ValueTuple`3<System.__Canon,System.__Canon,System.__Canon>)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommonIDE.Solutions.Solution.NotifySolutionSink[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]](System.String, System.Action`2<SolutionEventsSink,System.__Canon>, System.__Canon)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommonIDE.Solutions.Solution.NotifyOnBeforeCloseSolution()
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommonIDE.Solutions.Solution+<HrCloseAsync>d__716.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncTaskMethodBuilder`1[[System.Int32, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]].Start[[Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommonIDE.Solutions.Solution+<HrCloseAsync>d__716, Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommonIDE, Version=17.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a]](<HrCloseAsync>d__716 ByRef)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommonIDE.Solutions.Solution.HrCloseAsync(Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, System.Threading.CancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommonIDE.Solutions.Solution+<>c__DisplayClass715_0.<Close>b__0()
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.JoinableTaskFactory.ExecuteJob[[System.Int32, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]](System.Func`1<System.Threading.Tasks.Task>, Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.JoinableTask)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.JoinableTaskFactory.RunAsync[[System.Int32, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]](System.Func`1<System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1<Int32>>, Boolean, System.String, Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.JoinableTaskCreationOptions)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommonIDE.Solutions.Solution.Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommonIDE.Solutions.Interop.IVsSolutionInternal.Close(Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.IVsUIDataSource.Invoke(System.String, System.Object, System.Object ByRef)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.VsCommand.Execute(System.Object)
   at System.Windows.Controls.MenuItem.InvokeClickAfterRender(System.Object)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(System.Object, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32, System.Delegate)
   at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeImpl()
   at MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext.CallbackWrapper(System.Object)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object)
   at MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext.Run(MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object)
   at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.Invoke()
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.ProcessQueue()
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WndProcHook(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef)
   at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef)
   at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(System.Object)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(System.Object, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32, System.Delegate)
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.LegacyInvokeImpl(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority, System.TimeSpan, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32)
   at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr)

Gabriel Trevizoli 0 Reputation points

2024-05-13T16:14:34.4966667+00:00

I was having the same problem as Syed. I couldn't find the folder OnlineLicensing. Looks like this folder is only created when you first sign in. But everytime I tryed to sign in, the VS closes abruptdly. So, what worked for me was signing-in straight on the web browser, as I saw in another community.

Go to Tools - Options - Environment - Accounts - Sign-in options, set the sign-in options from ‘Embedded web browser’ to ‘System web browser’.

After I signed in, the folder OnlineLicensing was created.

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