How to fix VSIX install/update/utility visibility issue?
Installation or update failures of the Syncfusion® Visual Studio extension, as well as issues related to utility visibility or behavior, may occur if dependency extensions have been installed separately via the Extension Manager in administrator mode.
This is a known issue in Microsoft Visual Studio, and it can interfere with the proper functioning of Syncfusion® extensions.
VSIX Install/Update issue:
To resolve this issue, follow the below steps in your
machine.
Steps to resolve VSIX install/Update issue:
- Open Visual Studio, navigate to Extensions->Manage Extensions->Installed, and then type 'Syncfusion' into the search box.
- Using the following structure, identify already installed all platforms Syncfusion® parent extensions and click the Uninstall button on each of them.
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Syncfusion® Parent platform extensions name will be in any one of the following structures. [{Platform} Extensions – Syncfusion] or [Syncfusion Essential JS1 {Platform} Extensions] |
- Close all Visual Studio instances, and the VSIX Installer will be launched.
- After clicking Modify button, the uninstallation process will be started.
- Once the uninstallation process is completed, open the Visual Studio, navigate to Extensions->Manage Extensions > Installed, type Syncfusion into the search box, select the remaining Syncfusion® extension, and click the uninstall button in each of the Syncfusion® extensions.
- Once
the preceding steps have been completed, navigate to the following paths
and type the Syncfusion® into the search box, then delete the folder that
contains Syncfusion® DLLs if it exists.
Path 1: %localappdata%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\{17.0_random folder number} \Extensions\
Path 2: {Microsoft Visual Studio Installed Location}\ Common7\IDE\Extensions\ - Now, install the required Syncfusion Visual Studio extension in Visual Studio by navigating to Extensions->Manage Extensions->Online, searching for Syncfusion® extensions using the keyword Syncfusion® and finding the extension that you want to install.
- Then, click on the Install button to install the extension.
- Now close the Visual Studio and click on the install button in VSIX installer dialog.
- The extension will be installed successfully in Visual Studio as expected.
- Now you can use the Syncfusion® Extensions. Refer to this document for more information.
