Pro Tips XAML

Visual Studio on Windows PC or Laptop

Intellisense for .xaml page not working

• If you encounter Intellisense for .xaml page(s) is not working, you need to:

  • Go to root of the project (From Solution Explorer, right click the solution, select Open Folder in File Explorer)

  • Enable Show Hidden Files (Select View menu in menu bar of Windows Explorer, look for a checkbox with label as Hidden Items, tick mark the checkbox to let you see hidden items)

  • You should see a .vs folder (no name, just a folder with .vs extension)

  • Close Visual Studio

  • Right click and delete the .vs folder

  • Open your solution in Visual Studio

  • Open the .xaml page and try to type a xaml syntax and this should fix the intellisense issue.