Configuration system failed to initialize ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
After months running without any issues/without any changes to the application/server, one of our ASP.NET (MVC/.NET Framework 4.x) applications failed with "Configuration system failed to initialize" every time that access to the configuration…
how to work with VS and Xamarin.Forms on a fresh installed MacOS Mojave?
hi, installed MacOS Mojave again on my MacBook Air after many problems with Big Sur ... so how do i install VS and Xamarin.Forms on Mojave? i cannot find any version that works with Xcode 11.3.1 ... is there a complete package or may i install…
A connection was successfully established with the server. But then an error occurred during the pre-login handshake.(provider: TCP Provider, error: 0- The semaphore timeout period has expired)
Hello Senior!!, Now I facing this error("A connection was successfully established with the server. But then an error occurred during the pre-login handshake.(provider: TCP Provider, error: 0- The semaphore timeout period has expired)…
Shell redirection
Hello! I am using Shell as my main page. When entering the application, if the user is not authenticated, then he goes to the page that he should not see. Is there some way to redirect the user to the login page if they are not authenticated?
What does mean "Error updating Objective-C type information"?
Hello. I use VS for Mac Community 8.8.6 and Xcode 12.4, under MacOS 11.1. I can build my Cocoa project with no error, and execute it. But, for some weeks, when I try to open a storyboard (in the Solution column), VS displays "Error updating…


Cmdlet out-display in Powershell stopped working
Making a rebuild of my GITHUB repository running DOCKER in BINDER to get a fresh NOTEBOOK in JUPYTERLAB I had to use a new version of .NETS interactive tool: global Microsoft.dotnet-interactive --version 1.0.155302 --add-source…
Cmdlet out-display in Powershell stopped working
Making a rebuild of my GITHUB repository running DOCKER in BINDER to get a fresh NOTEBOOK in JUPYTERLAB I had to use a new version of .NETS interactive tool: global Microsoft.dotnet-interactive --version 1.0.155302 --add-source…
Why am I not getting a .dSYM file when I build my iOS app?
I have an App the has been submitted to Apple Play Store that they are failing because it's crashing on startup. Works fine here so I need to get the .dSYM file so I can figure out where it's crashing. I have the crash report from Apple, I just need to…

WebView inside ScrollView not scrolling.
Hi, I have below code and it does not work for me. The WebView is just not scrolling and cannot read the full article. How can I fix this please? <ScrollView Grid.Row="0" Margin="0" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand"…

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll is it require on host PC.
I have created an application in VB.net on Visual Studio 2017. I have referenced Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll with Embed Interop Types set to True. However when I run the compiled software on a friends machine (running Microsoft 365) the print…
i want that my xamarin app keep working in background
Hi, i am developing an app with xamarin for iOS and android. and i want to keep my app working even if the phone is in my pocket and recieving notifications . Please i need help .

How to create valid setup project for NET 5.0 solution having multiple interlaced exe projects sharing same dlls?
Hi! I have upgraded multi project windows Framework 4.8 solution to NET 5.0. and... Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Projects 0.9.9. setup project is having trouble recognizing shared dll-s. Details... Setup's target installation is,…
Exercise - Scale a web app manually - app doesn't run
While studying the Azure exercise "Scale an App Service web app to efficiently meet demand with App Service scale up and scale out" part 3, I input the command to run the web app, and go t the following output: dotnet run It was not possible to…

How to prebuild C# generics before runtime
Hi, Currently, C# generics are built at runtime. First time, generics execution is very slow because runtime compilation. How to avoid runtime compilation...how to get target x64 or x86 binaries where generics are already compiled to native binary. …
Skiasharp - Detected Selected Touch Point
Hi In this example there are four touch points TouchPoints[0], touchPoints1, touchPoints[2] and touchPoints[3] …
ZIndex Changes Unexpectedly
I have a DataTemplate containing several basic elements (a Grid containing Label(s) and Button(s)). Some of the Label(s) are on top of the Button(s) (they have the same Grid.Column & Grid.Row). However, at certain points when I click the Button the…
CollectionView: change selected Label textcolor
CollectionView Selected Item Highlight Colour In this example is it possible to change the Grid background color when the items is selected. I would like to change the grid background color AND the Label TextColor Is it possibile with…


How can I use IDisposable in a class derived from a class that's implementing IDisposable already?
I'm trying to understand how Finalizers and IDisposable are supposed relate to each other in a class hierarchy. Given I have a class that's deriving from a base class, both classes have unmanaged resources. How would I implement Finalizers and…
Crashes on Testflight launch
Xamarin project on windows visual studio. Trying to use testflight and eventually apple store. The crash occurred on my 8th Gen Ipad The app crashes upon launch on testflight. No pages just immediately crashes and generates log. I assume this is a…
What should be binding in WCF Client for calling SOAP web service with OAuth Authentication
Hello, I am having WCF client which consumes SOAP based web service which has OAuth authentication. My WCF service gets consumed by some other service but my issue is about authentication when it consumes web service. My WCF client, consumes web…