When I develop a Windows Forms app in Visual Studio using C#, every control that I add to my form is by default marked as private, which is what I
private
Annoying, isn't it.
What I usually do is when the form is stable, I replace Friend WithEvents to Private then add WithEvents to the controls that have Handles clauses.
Friend WithEvents
Private
WithEvents
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Yes, you would think there was a setting, but I never found it.