Process with an id of “xxxx” is not running in Vis

Question

I am not able to run any application from Visual Studio 2013, It throws Process with an id of "xxxx" is not running message. I have used telerik also. I tried all solutions from internet (except reinstall visual studio), nothing helped me, Please help, Thank you.

Ps: WebForm base.

Answer 1

I had this problem and solutions found online did not help. Here is what worked for me:

When the problem occurs...

1. Change the startup project to another project in your solution.
2. Run that project once.
3. Change the startup project to the original project.

In my case, an error popped because the chosen port was already used. This means, you have to select a new port. For some reason, the chosen port is sometimes taken and sometimes free.

To select a new port, right click on your projet then Properties. In the Web tab, change the port in the Project URL filed.

You should avoid using a port from 0 to 1024. Select a funky number like: 12321 or 23432 which is high enough an easy to remember.

Answer 2

I tried the first error and that didn't help me. However What did work for me was to delete the hidden ".vs" folder which is at the solution root. You'll have to close down visual studio, delete the folder, reopen the solution and Visual Studio will create a new "correct" instance of the folder.

Answer 3

Only unloading and reloading the startup project fixed this, I needed no other steps actually.