ASP.NET 5 Beta 4 "The Debugger cannot continue running the process. Unable to start debugger"

I’ve just started getting to grips with the new ASP.NET 5 project system and its friends. As everything is still in development there are still some kinks being worked out. Here is a quick solution if you see an error saying "The Debugger cannot continue running the process. Unable to start debugger".

Like I’ve just said this is based on pre-release software so I don’t expect this tip to have a very long shelf life but hopefully it will get you back on your way quickly if you experience this issue:

  • An error message displays showing "The Debugger cannot continue running the process. Unable to start debugger".
  • The debugger / start button in the toolbar just says “Start” instead of listing its currently selected option like “IIS Express”
  • The debugger button drop down which normally allows you to select other debug commands is empty.

If this you right now then just do this:

  • Restart Visual Studio

Yep, its just got confused and closing down the app and restarting it got it back on track.

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