Visual Studio 2015: Build successful but debugging never stops loading

Question

I have this C++ project I am trying to debug in Visual Studio (Community) 2015. The build is always successful, but after that debugging never starts. All that shows up is the W

Answer 1

I had similar problems for Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 on Windows 10.

For me, the only solution, which helped is to install this package:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=49029

"FIX: Devenv.com process freezes after you execute devenv.com /build command in Visual Studio 2015 " https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3092422

Answer 2

Try resetting your settings by going here

Tools >> Import and Export Settings Wizard >> Reset all settings

Answer 3

The problem was that Avast was interfering with my Visual Studio Projects. I used the instructions at https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=139935.0 to get it to work.

Basically you need to exclude your VS projects from Avast's scan.

... but simply turning off DeepScreen in Avast 2014 is not enough. I make multiple apps in Visual STudio 2012, and I can tell you that even with Deep Screen off, Avast will still pop right up and destroy the compiling process by saying the .exe is a virus (the crazy "evo-gen [susp]"). The only way I can get Avast to stop doing that is to manually enter-in exclusion directories for every directory where I create apps! ...or make an exclusion for some high-level folder.