Sync Extensions in Visual Studio 2013 between multiple machines

Question

I\'m sure this is a common problem, but I can\'t find much info about it.

Problem

I have a work computer, a home computer, a surface, and maybe some Azure VMs th

Answer 1

If you've upgraded to Visual Studio 2015 there's a new extension that Microsoft just released for it called the Roaming Extension Manager.

It sounds like this is what you are looking for.

https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/7b421a95-c32c-4433-a2be-a41b276013ab?SRC=Home

Answer 2

There's something called the "User State Migration Tool" that is intended for preserving state in corporate PC desktop deployments for wipe-and-load, similar to your Azure scenario.

If you know something about the way the extension settings are saved (as shown in the blog), it's not too hard to construct an XML descriptor and use the deployment tool to apply the settings. The tool is command line so it is easily automated.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825142.aspx

This solution has increasing value when you have more than just Visual Studio to migrate into your VM.