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You can open most debugger windows while you are debugging your program. To see a list of debugger windows, set a breakpoint and start debugging. When you hit the breakpoint and execution stops, click Debug / Windows.
| Window |
Hotkey |
See Topic |
| Breakpoints |
CTRL+ALT+B |
Using Breakpoints |
| Exception Settings |
CTRL+ALT+E |
Managing Exceptions with the Debugger |
| Output |
CTRL+ALT+O |
Output Window |
| GPU Threads |
- |
How to: Use the GPU Threads Window |
| Tasks |
CTR:+SHIFT+D, K |
Using the Tasks Window |
| Parallel Stacks |
CTR:+SHIFT+D, S |
Using the Parallel Stacks Window |
| Parallel Watch |
CTR:+SHIFT+D, (1, 2, 3, 4) |
Using the Parallel Stacks Window |
| Watch |
CTRL+ALT+W, (1, 2, 3, 4) |
Watch and QuickWatch Windows |
| QuickWatch |
SHIFT+F9 |
Watch and QuickWatch Windows |
| Auto |
CTRL+ALT+V, A |
Variable Windows |
| Locals |
CTRL+ALT+V, L |
Variable Windows |
| Immediate |
CTRL+ALT+I |
Immediate Window |
| Python Debug Interactive |
SHIFT+ALT+I |
Getting Started with PTVS: Interactive Python |
| JavaScript Console |
CTRL+ALT+V, C |
QuickStart: Debug JavaScript |
| DOM Explorer |
CTRL+ALT+V, D |
Debug layout using DOM Explorer |
| Live Visual Tree |
- |
Inspect XAML properties while debugging |
| Live Property Explorer |
- |
Inspect XAML properties while debugging |
| Call Stacks |
CTRL+ALT+C |
How to: Use the Call Stack Window |
| Threads |
CTRL+ALT+H |
How to: Use the Threads Window |
| Modules |
CTRL+ALT+U |
How to: Use the Modules Window |
| Processes |
CTRL+ALT+Z |
Debug Threads and Processes |
| Memory |
CTRL+ALT+M, (1, 2, 3, 4) |
Memory Windows |
| Disassembly |
CTRL+ALT+D |
How to: Use the Disassembly Window |
| Registers |
CTRL+ALT+G |
How to: Use the Registers Window |
See Also
Debugger Basics