Why is EF returning a proxy class instead of the actual entity?

Question

I\'m having trouble with entity framework returning Proxies when I want the actual entity class. The first time I run my code everything runs properly (no proxies), but eve

Answer 1

In my case this issue was fixed by setting Lazy Loading Enabled to false.

1. Open the .edmx (diagram)
2. Hit F4 to bring up the properties
3. Set Lazy Loading Enabled to false
4. Save and rebuild