Visual Studio Test Explorer window will not open

Question

For some reason I can't open the test explorer window in Visual Studio 2012. I click Test->Windows->Test Explorer and nothing happens...

This problem may have been caused by recently uninstalling DotCover. I did this because my licence expired and I was having issues running tests without it (context menus weren't working).

Any suggestions or advice much appreciated!

Thanks.

Answer 1

Window -> Reset Window Layout fixed the problem for me.

Answer 2

For me the fix was:

• Focus on the test window by Test > Windows > TestExplorer

• Using Win+Left / Right to move the window onto an active screen

  >    ┌┬┐
  > Win├┼┤ + Left or Right key
  >    └┴┘
  

The same worked for the ReSharper Unit Test Sessions window.

Answer 3

As a brutal fix I actually decided to reset all VS settings (not ideal as you lose all your custom settings like formatting and debugging preferences!).

To do this open up a cmd line and cd to the VS directory (mine was C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE) and type:

devenv.exe /ResetSettings

Hope this helps someone in the future...