Extending VS 2010
Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:29 PM
by
dave
Filed under: VS2010
In VS 2010 MS has made adding extensions very very easy using the Extension Manager.
First you may want to change one option under Environment > Extension Manager.
You want to Load Per User Extensions when running as administrator.
Once you do that, from the Tools menu open the Extension Manager. The Extension manager shows you what extensions you already have installed, and gives you the ability to uninstall or disable them.
So where do I get extensions from? The extension manager helps here too. Select the Online Gallery and you will be able to pick from a list of published VS extensions. You can filter to just see Controls, Templates or Tools. Sorting is a handy way to see what is popular by rating or most downloaded.
Select the extension you want and click Download. You will be prompted to install the package. Now just restart Visual Studio and enjoy your new VS extension. :)
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