What Happened to the Property Menu Item in Visual Studio 2017?

Julio Bello 221 Reputation points
2024-10-31T19:24:56.67+00:00

Visual Studio 2017 used to allow me to see a source file's property (e.g., file name, path, etc.).  I would right-click on the source file in the Solution Explorer window, select Property and a property window would appear in the lower half of the Solution Explorer window.

 

The Property menu item no longer appears in the context menu when I right-click on the source file in the Solution Explorer window.

 

Was this feature removed in a recent release?...  Did something change in my Visual Studio 2017 settings?...  Other?

 

Please advise.

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  1. Michael Taylor 54,646 Reputation points
    2024-10-31T20:21:24.97+00:00

    VS 2017 has been out of mainstream support since 2022. There are no updates being made to it. The option is still there in all versions of VS.

    I'm not aware of a single case where the option would not be available in Solution Explorer. However you can get to it without using the context menu. The hotkey is Alt+Enter. Select the file and use the hotkey to open it. Alternatively it is also tied to F4. Press that key and the window will pop up. Then select the file in Solution Explorer.

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