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Can someone please tell me how to clear the cache in Visual Studio 2022 on a Windows 11 PC? The only information that I can find gives instructions that cannot be followed in Windows 11 (if you look for the required folders, they do not exist in the same locations in Windows 11.
I am learning C++ using VS 2022, and have started getting some bad results that I can only guess is due to cache issues. I am thinking of uninstalling VS 2022 and reinstalling. My computer has had no other issues and is less than six months old. Thanks.
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What cache are you referring to?
What are the "bad results" you're getting?
Okay, so I'm doing a Udemy course on C++. I'm about 85% through the course. I made a fresh project for each hands on assignment, so right now I have 30 C++ projects done in Visual Studio. Yesterday I was following a lesson and coding a program using static variables that should cout numbers counting up from 1 to 100. When I ran the program, the result I was getting was all kinds of weird results, strange numbers, or black areas instead of numbers. See attached picture.
Today, I uninstalled Visual Studio Code in case there was some conflict (I had VS and VS Code), and I updated Visual Studio to Version 17.7.4, and now everything seems to be working correctly.
I was guessing that there was a cache issue based on internet searches for similar problems.
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In windows 11 the visual studio cache folders are not found in file explorer. I need to clear contents on these folders on the PC to uninstall Vs redistribute V 2022.
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How to Clear Visual Studio 2022 Cache on Windows 11
The reason most users struggle to find these folders is that they are located in the AppData folder, which is hidden by default in Windows 11.
This is the most common fix for "glitchy" IDE behavior (like IntelliSense failing or menus acting weird).
Close all instances of Visual Studio.
Press Win + R, type %localappdata%, and hit Enter.
Navigate to: Microsoft > VisualStudio > 17.0_xxxx > ComponentModelCache.
Delete everything inside the ComponentModelCache folder.
If the "bad results" are happening within a specific C++ project, the culprit is likely the hidden .vs folder located in your solution's root directory.
Close Visual Studio.
Open File Explorer and go to your project folder.
Enable Hidden Items: In the top menu, select View > Show > Hidden items.
Locate the folder named .vs and delete it. (Visual Studio will regenerate this next time you open the project).
Since the user is learning C++, they should use the built-in tools before touching file directories:
Open the project in VS 2022.
Go to the Build menu and select Clean Solution.
Right-click the Project in Solution Explorer and select Rescan Solution.
I have same problem trying to update turbo tax premier desktop running in windows 11. The installation requires vs C++ redistribution 2022 which problems when trying to download and install upgrades. I need a way in windows 11 to repair or remove vs C++ redistribution 2022 and install vs C++ redistribution 2026 on my PC, prior to reinstall turbo tax premier 2025 for windows 11. No solution is available from turbo tax.