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For some reason I can't open the test explorer window in Visual Studio 2012. I click Test->Windows->Test Explorer and nothing happens...
This problem may have been caused by recently uninstalling DotCover. I did this because my licence expired and I was having issues running tests without it (context menus weren't working).
Any suggestions or advice much appreciated!
Thanks.
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Run tests in Test Explorer If Test Explorer is not visible, choose Test on the Visual Studio menu, choose Windows, and then choose Test Explorer (or press Ctrl + E, T). As you run, write, and rerun your tests, the Test Explorer displays the results in a default grouping of Project, Namespace, and Class.
To enable Live Unit Testing, select Test > Live Unit Testing > Start from the top-level Visual Studio menu.
The Test Explorer in Visual Studio discovers and runs unit tests from Visual Studio or third-party test projects, including Test Studio tests and test lists. In this article you can find useful details for running the Test Studio tests from the Test Explorer: Open Test Explorer and view Test Studio tests and test lists.
In VS2012, Test Explorer has a bug in that the window doesn't get focus when you click Test > Windows > Test Explorer. Instead, the menu item has no effect unless the window was complete hidden, in which case it is displayed.
The bug means that if Test Explorer is collapsed with Auto Hide, the menu item does nothing. Check that Test Explorer isn't in an auto-hide tab somewhere off to the left or right (i.e. in a tab with text written vertically, like Server Explorer and Toolbox are by default).
Update: The bug is fixed in VS2013.
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Window -> Reset Window Layout fixed the problem for me.
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