VS2015 SP3 remote debug illegal characters in path

Question

After upgrading Visual Studio 2015 to Update 3 the remote debugging stops working. While trying to debug the error occurs:

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Answer 1

1. Upgrade VS2015 to update 3 like raV720 said.

2. Go to https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/downloads/#searchTerm=remote%20tools&MyProducts=true

   • Login with your MSDN data.
   • Go to 'Subscriber Downloads'.
   • Search 'remote debugger'.
   • Download 'Remote Tools for Visual Studio 2015 Update 3' - 64mb

If you do step 2 on your Windows tablet you avoid downloading lots of unnecessary GB of data on your remote device.

Then go to 'Remote Debugger' -> 'About', it should indicate: 14.0.25420.1 built by: D14REL which runs with VS2015 update 3.