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Kamigaku
Kamigaku

Reputation: 63

Most Visual studio 2013 windows are black and don't show content

I acquired Visual Studio 2013 with my student status and I've done the installation with the iso that i downloaded. When I launch the software here is what happen :

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When i resize the window, the text can be seen but I can't interact with it, I can't change the thumbnail.

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When i open a script (with Unity), the same thing happen, my code doesn't show up, but when i resize the window i can saw it, but even there, i can't update my code.

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I've done the installation on another machine and it's working. On mine I've reinstalled/repair over 5 times, the problem is still here. Maybe it have to do with my configuration ?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 379

Answers (2)

jessehouwing
jessehouwing

Reputation: 115037

Visual Studio uses Hardware Acceleration by default to render many parts of the UI. This can, with some older graphics card or faulty graphics drivers cause issues. The main problem you'll notice is a black screen or parts of the UI that render as a uni-color rectangle.

To see if this is your problem go to the Visual Studio settings and uncheck the following boxes in the settings:

  • Automatically adjust visual studio experience based on client performance
    • Enable rich client visual experience
    • Use hardware graphics acceleration if available

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More details about the hardware acceleration features can be found in this old blog post on , it applies to and as well.

If turning off these boxes "fixes" your problem at least you can work again :). Now to definitely fix the problem try uninstalling your current video driver and installing the latest version from your device manufacturer. Making sure you have all the latest service packs for Visual Studio and Windows including hotfixes installed can also help in some cases. If you're running a particularly old version of Windows (say XP or Vista) installing the latest DirectX version may also improve things.

Upvotes: 2

Kamigaku
Kamigaku

Reputation: 63

Thanks to @jessehouwing, i've solved this by unckecing all the Visual Experience inside the Options panel, i can now edit my code. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ddperf/archive/2010/09/16/vs2010-performance-and-bad-video-drivers-hardware-redux.aspx

Upvotes: 0

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