Visual Studio & Natvis not working

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I'm using VS Ultimate 2012 Update 5 :

  • Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate 2012
  • Version 11.0.61219.00 Update 5
  • Microsoft .NET Framework
  • Version 4.5.50938

... and try to use/install natvis to get user defined debugger variable vizualisations.

I did every hints provided in MSDN or StackOverflow (like creating EnableNatvisDiagnostics in registry, or advice in https://msdn.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/jj620914%28v=vs.110%29.aspx)

Nothing works.

Any idea ? Regards. Alain aka BDW

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3 Answers

You can enable natvis debugging directly in Visual Studio in:
Tools -> Options -> Debugging -> Ouput Window -> Natvis diagnostic messages (C++ only)
It works in Visual Studio 2015 - 2019 (at least).

(Since Visual C++ 2015 EnableNatvisDiagnostics registry setting is not used.)

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