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Build multiple configurations in a single build request

Most project types in Visual Studio support building multiple or all configurations of the project with a single action (Build > Batch Build). However, three project types have restrictions that don't permit building multiple configurations simultaneously:

  • Windows 8.x Store apps built for Windows with JavaScript
  • All Visual Basic projects
  • CMake projects

If your solution includes a project type that has build restrictions, the Build > Batch Build option isn't available. For more information, see Understand build configurations.

Build multiple configurations for a project

The following steps show how to build multiple configurations of a project at the same time:

  1. In Visual Studio, select Build > Batch Build, or enter the Ctrl+Q keyboard shortcut, and search for Batch Build.

  2. In the Batch Build dialog, select the check box in the Build column for each configuration you want to build for the project.

    You can also edit the build configurations for all projects in a solution and build them from the Batch Build dialog.

  3. Select Build or Rebuild. Visual Studio builds all selected configurations of your project.

Edit build configurations for a solution

The following steps show how to edit or create build configurations for a solution:

  1. Select Build > Configuration Manager.

  2. In the Configuration Manager dialog, edit the configurations for the solution.

  3. In the Batch Build dialog, select Rebuild.

Visual Studio builds all configurations for the projects in the solution.

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