How Do I disable the source Server Code preview when debugging

gklein 20 Reputation points
2024-10-22T00:09:57.34+00:00

This has been a problem for me since I updated Visual studios.

For reference I am Currently on Visual Studios Professional 2022 17.11.5

With recent updates, it appears that Microsoft has introduced a new feature that opens a code editor with previously saved version of a .cs file while debugging. For context, this file is displayed as a "Preview" and the resides under AppData/Local/SourceServer. The problem is that this code editor is opened every time I try to set a break point while debugging a module that I have modified in the code editor. Originally, when the break was set in the target code editor it would display a warning along the lines of "The breakpoint will not currently be hit. The source code is different from the original version.". For me this is the preferred behavior, I use custom tools to load the each build into the app domain and need to able to set breakpoints in advance. How can I revert back to this behavior?

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  1. Anna Xiu-MSFT 29,511 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-10-22T03:46:21.5266667+00:00

    Hi @gklein, 

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A! 

    The issue has been fixed in Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10.6, you could see the similar issue:

    VisualStudio debugger using older version of source files - Developer Community 

    If it persists, you can try the following workarounds:

    1. Go to Tools > Options > Debugging > General > uncheck Enable Source Link support.
    2. Go to Tools > Options > Debugging > General > uncheck Enable source server support.
    3. Go to Tools > Options > Debugging > General > check Require source files to exactly match the original version.
    4. Go to Tools > Options > Debugging > General > check Enable Just My Code.
    5. Roll back VS to previous version by opening Visual Studio Installer > More > Rollback to previous version.
    6. Report it to product team by selecting “Help” menu > Send Feedback. 

    Sincerely,

    Anna

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