remember last programming session

Question

Visual Studio 2010 used to remember the last programming session. When I reopened a project it would open the files I had open previously when I closed the project. Now it dosen't. I've seen threads that said to delete the *.suo of the project, but that didn't fix it. 

Does anyone know why this useful feature has stopped working, or how to fix it?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Try resetting the settings.

Under Tools -> Import and Export Settings -> Reset all settings.

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A.m.a.L Hashim Dot Net Goodies

Answer 2

The open window information is stored in the .suo which is per-machine/per-user.  If the file is corrupt then the information would be lost.  To recover you would need to delete the .suo, open VS, open a window or two, close VS and then reopen it.

Possible scenarios that can cause this problem include:

• The .suo file is in source control preventing VS from editing it
• The .suo file is opened by another instance of VS

If the settings are still not being saved then try running in safemode (/safemode) to see if an addin is causing the .suo to not be updated properly.

Michael Taylor - 4/12/2012
http://msmvps.com/blogs/p3net

Answer 3

Hi David,

How is it going now with our friends' suggestions?
We are looking forward to hearing from you.

Have a nice day,

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Leo Liu [MSFT]
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

Answer 4

The reset did not work. I've deleted the .suo and open VS, opened a couple of windows and then closed and reopened the project. Nothing opens. Haven't had a chance to try in save mode yet.