How do I re-dock solution explorer and properties window in visual studio 2017

Question

When I first started Visual Studio 2017 the Solution Explorer was docked to the right. I undocked it since then and now want to dock it back on the right but have had no success. When I drag it over to the right I get no response from Visual Studio that it will dock on the right. There is a dock icon at the top of the Solution Explorer but when I click that it docks into the document tabs at the top which is not what I want. I would like it docked at the right so it automatically rolls out to use when my mouse point is in that area and it rolls back into the right side when I don't need it.

How do I get the Solution explorer to dock to the right like it was when Visual Studio was first started? I would like to do the same for the properties window. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

In Visual Studio IDE, click on Window -> Reset Window Layout -> Yes (Are you sure question). This will put the solution explorer back to the default layout docked to the right. It will also dock any other windows to their original position like Server Explorer, ToolBox, Text Explorer, Output, Error List to the left.

Answer 2

If you right click on a window, the auto-hide feature should also fix your problem.