How to edit the visual studio, devenv.exe.config, file since it is read-only

Hello @Welsh, Scott E Collins,

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I checked locally, the devenv.exe.config file, in this directory => C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\<edition>\Common7\IDE. It can be opened, edited and saved correctly.

Please kindly try or check following:

1. Right-click the devenv.exe.config file > Properties > check if the "Read-only" option has been unchecked.
2. Right-click the devenv.exe.config file > Open with > choose Notepad, see if you can open, edit and save it by using Notepad.
3. Run VS as administrator, and open the devenv.exe.config file, check if this works.
4. Try to check the limitations on your machine, especially permission limitations. Contact with your administrator/IT, see if they set some limitations(antivirus/security management software...) on your machine and block you from editing/saving files.

Please feel free to let us know the results:)

Best Regards,

Tianyu

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