How to: Set multiple startup projects

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Applies to: yesVisual Studio noVisual Studio for Mac

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Visual Studio allows you to specify how more than one project is run when you press F5 (Start with Debugging), or Ctrl+F5 (Start without debugging), or use the toolbar button to launch your application. In this way, you could start multiple sites, apps, or services that depend on each other to work correctly during a debug session or just running and testing locally.

To set multiple startup projects

  1. In Solution Explorer, select the solution (the top node).

  2. Choose the solution node's context (right-click) menu and then choose Properties. The Solution Property Pages dialog box appears.

    Solution Property Pages

  3. Expand the Common Properties node, and choose Startup Project.

  4. Choose the Multiple Startup Projects option and set the appropriate actions.

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