Stop multiple tab rows

Question

How do I configure VS2010 to work like previous versions where files are only opened in one tab row and I can keep a bottom tab row for "Output", "Error List", etc.  As I double click to open files it keeps insisting periodically to make a second tab row and splitting my area vertically and I don't want it to ever do this.

Answer 1

Hi Sideout,
In my VS2010, If I open multiple files , they are all in the same tab row.
But if I put the arrow in the file name in the tab, then right-click the file name, select the “New Horizontal Tab Group” or “New Vertical Tab Group”, the vs will split the file horizontally or vertically. But if I choose the “Move to Previous Tab Group”, the files will go back to previous state.
Please refer to the following photo: https://skydrive.live.com/#cid=475F7E3EBE2EEF90&id=475F7E3EBE2EEF90%21161
If you don’t mean this scenery, please describe it in detail. And  please try to use “devenv.exe /resetsettings” to restore Visual Studio default settings.

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Lucy Liu [MSFT]
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Answer 2

I know how to move the files to the previous tab or close them all to remove the tab row, but I want to never have more than one horizontal split and continually new windows seem to pop up into a another tab row and I just don't want to have to keep managing them. 

Answer 3

Hi Sideout,
If we don’t try to click ““New Horizontal Tab Group” or “New Vertical Tab Group”, the VS will only open the files in the same row automatically. And will not perform horizontal or vertical split.

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

Answer 4

Hi Sideout,

Have you solved this issue?

If yes, please mark the useful reply as answer.

If not, please feel free to let us know. We will try our best to help solve this issue.

Thank you for your understanding!

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

Answer 5

"If we don’t try to click ““New Horizontal Tab Group” or “New Vertical Tab Group”, the VS will only open the files in the same row automatically. And will not perform horizontal or vertical split."

That's not my experience.  Visual Studio seems to arbitrarily create a new horizontal tab group on me.

Answer 6

Hi Sideout,

It is weird, I suggest you to use Visual Studio Setup Wizard (via Control Panel) to repair Visual Studio.

If this issue remains, I think you'd better to try to uninstall and reinstall your VS.

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

Answer 7

Hi Sideout,

I temporary make my last reply as answer. You can unmark it if they provide no help.

Thank you for your understanding!

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