How to: Unload and Reload Projects

You can make projects temporarily unavailable within a solution, and then restore these projects to available status.

To unload projects from a solution

1. In Solution Explorer, select a project that you want to unload from the active solution.

2. On the Project menu, choose Unload Project.

   — or —

   In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and select Unload Project.

   The project is marked (unavailable).

To reload projects into a solution

1. In Solution Explorer, select a project in the active solution that is marked (unavailable).

2. On the Project menu, choose Reload Project.

   — or —

   In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and select Reload Project.

   Not

   The context menu contains the option Edit <Project Name>.*proj. For more information on this command, see How To: Edit Project Files.

   The project is available for editing and inclusion in configuration and build processes.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Unload the Projects in a Solution Folder

Reference

Edit Project Configurations Dialog Box

Concepts

Projects, User Interface Elements

Build Configurations

Other Resources

Managing Solutions, Projects, and Files

Project Dependencies, Common Properties, Solution Property Pages Dialog Box