Visual Studio 2019 C++ Intellisense not selecting suggested options

Question

Hello everyone, I am using Visual Studio 2019 in my C++ project and am noticing that when I star writing something and Intellisense suggests a variable, nothing is selected until I use the arrows to select the option! Not sure if there is a specific option, but this is of course very slow process compared to before (VS 2017). What am I doing wrong ? What am I missing ? ![35549-image.png][1] [1]: /api/attachments/35549-image.png?platform=QnA AFTER I use the arrows then the option is selected. Thank you !

Answer 1

You can change the behaviour using Options dialog from Tools menu. Go to Text Editor, C/C++, Advanced, IntelliSense section, and set “Member List Commit Aggressive” to True.

However, this is not always convenient, because when you type “wi” and press “=” for example, it will insert the selected “window”, but maybe you wanted “window_width” or “wizard” or just “wi”, which were not selected. You will have to edit the insertion.

Currently “window” is focused but not highlighted. You can press <Tab> to insert it if it is appropriate; or use arrows for other choices.