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Is it possible to open an VS 2019 project on VS 2010 when using the same .net framework?

Gabriel Fernandes 1 Reputation point
2021-06-13T13:17:16.577+00:00

I have VS 2019 but at school we use VS 2010 and i want to use the project that i have at home.

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  1. Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,056 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2021-06-14T03:38:43.283+00:00

    Hi @Gabriel Fernandes ,

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

    Visual Studio is backwards compatible. Each version of Visual Studio prior to Visual Studio 2010 is tied to a specific .NET Framework. For Visual Studio 2010, it targets .NET Framework 4 or older.

    If your VS2019 project uses the new features of VS2019 or the .NET features available only in .NET 4.5 or newer, I suppose you can’t open it in VS2010. The project may be incompatible with the Visual Studio 2010.

    Besides, I suggest you make a backup of the project and try to open it with VS2010. If your project meets the requirement in VS2010, there is a reasonable chance that you can open it without problems.

    Sincerely,
    Anna

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