Express version missing Debug-> exceptions menu

Question

I use. VS 2013 Express When debugging, I need to stop automatically on exceptions. try to follow this. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d14azbfh.aspx#AddExceptionsCommand It says I need to add Exceptions command to the Debug menu

1. On the Tools menu, click Customize.
2. The Customize dialog box appears.
3. Click the Commands tab and, in the Menu bar list, click Debug.
4. Click Add Command.
5. In Categories in the Add Command dialog box, click Debug.
6. In Commands, click Exceptions and then click OK.

But in stage 6, in Commands there is no Exeptions

Also I tried to remove Enable just my code, And it didn't work.

Answer 1

Just a FYI ---

Im am using VS Express 2010 (VB) and didn't see the debug exceptions. Based on the screen shot above I just pushed CRLT-ALT-E and it opened.. (!)

Its a bit unclear to me, if VB 2010 Express has this option or not, or how to unhide it, but the key click combo opened it.

I was then able to turn off the option I needed In my case the "PInvokeStackImbalance"

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Answer 2

Many of the customization and integration features for Visual Studio's IDE are not available in the free Express editions, but you should be able to get to the Exceptions menu easily enough without using them.

Press F5 to start debugging, then select Debug / Exceptions... Turn on the check box for "C++ Exceptions" "Thrown". Hit "OK"

Answer 3

Another user has reported the missing 'exceptions' on the 'debug' menu to Microsoft and actually got an acknowlegement from Microsoft (though not from the product team and not confirmation that it is a bug).

https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/882780/exceptions-comman-missing-in-vs-2013-express-for-web

For what it's worth, you can add your vote to this report at that site; I'm experiencing this problem and I have done so too.

Here's a potential work-around: the 'exceptions' is present in the Visual Studio Express for Desktop. And you can install that edition side-by-side with Web edition. If you can figure out a way to invoke your project executable from the debugger in the Desktop edition, you'd have control over exceptions there.

Answer 4

The exceptions menu isn't shown in Visual Studio Web Developer Express. It is only shown in Visual C# Express.

You can however break on all exceptions. You can try to turn off "Just My Code" debugging, which will catch exceptions thrown in CLR code and linked libraries.

To do this, open Tools -> Options -> Debugging -> General, and uncheck "Just My Code" (or Enable Just My Code).

if it doesn't work try

Debug -> Exceptions -> Common Language Runtime Exceptions - check "when thrown"

if you don't see exceptions try to change your settings following this guide

Refer here for documentation.

update

if it still not working try this

Tools menu >> Import and Export Settings >> Reset all settings. Then choose C# Development Environment.