user11334779
user11334779

Reputation:

No extensions menu in visual studio 2017

I have followed this tutorial from Microsoft:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/extensibility/getting-started-with-the-vsix-project-template?view=vs-2019

I am trying to create a visual studio extension but I cannot make it appear, I have made what the tutorial said, like adding my extension to the menu group:

<Groups>
  <Group guid="guidTestCommandPackageCmdSet" id="MyMenuGroup" priority="0x0600">
    <Parent guid="guidTestCommandPackageCmdSet" id="IDM_VS_MENU_TOOLS"/>
  </Group>
</Groups>

My problem is that I cannot find the extension anywhere. Actually, I cannot find the "Extensions" menu anywhere. Under the "Tools" menu there is a submenu called "Extensions and updates" but that is not it. Where is the "Extensions" Menu in visual studio 2017?

Here is my top menu: Menus

Here is my right click menu when I right click on a project: enter image description here

This is the second tutorial I am trying from Microsoft but when they tell you to look for the Extension they say:

  1. Select Manage Extensions (on the Extensions menu)

Which does not exist.

Tools menu (please notice the "Extensions and updates" menu, which is not what I am looking for and it does not have the same functionality as stated in the Microsoft tutorial): Tools menu

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2016

Answers (2)

Ben Close
Ben Close

Reputation: 434

You should be able to get it back by right-clicking on the menu bar and selecting customize at the bottom. next select the commands tab and change the menu bar to tools.

enter image description here

Upvotes: 1

Mario
Mario

Reputation: 358

Please look under Tools -> Extentions

Upvotes: 0

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