How to stop visual studio from opening my winforms controls in the designer

Question

When I want to edit/view the code for a winforms control/form i created, I need to right-click in the solution and select \"view code\". The default action for opening the file

Answer 1

Decrotate your Form or Control that should open in code view with [System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategory("Code")]

Answer 2

• Right-click on a file in your solution
• Select "Open With..."
• Select "CSharp Editor"
• Click "Set as Default".
  (In a web application, you need to select "Web Form Editor")