Build with F7 Shortcut not available (VS 2012)

Question

I was using F7 to build with vs2008, vs2010, vs2012 but i got a notebook with a german vs 2012 distribution, where Ctrl + Shift + B is the default build shortcut rather than F7.

On some Editors Ctrl + B is Build, is it maybe the reason, that Microsoft is trying to make their app more universal?

Answer 1

You have been asked what keyboard binding you want to use at the first use of Visual Studio. F7 is still available if you answer "C++". If you've chosen the default setting, you have Ctrl-Shift-B as Build command.

You can change the key binding in the menu: Tools/Options -> Environment/Keyboard.

With all that configuration possible in that dialog Microsoft is trying to make their app more flexible and configurable.