I know that every VS version and update "improves" the developer experience, so watching training videos can sometimes look different on your machine than the video.
When I start a new Cross-Platform project, the only option that I see is Mobile App(Xamarin.Forms) template. After selecting it, no matter what options I then select, it only create a solution file, no projects or files.
Not sure what else I'm missing.
- I'm running VS 2017 15.7.3
I installed the following Workloads:
UWP development , .NET desktop development, Desktop development with C++, ASP.NET Development, Azure development, Data storage and
processing, Mobile development with .NET, Mobile development with JS, Mobile Development with C++ and .NET Core cross-platform
development,The following are my installed products:
Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2017
Version 15.7.3
VisualStudio.15.Release/15.7.3+27703.2026
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 4.7.02558
Installed Version: Enterprise
Architecture Diagrams and Analysis Tools 00369-90252-54583-
Microsoft Architecture Diagrams and Analysis Tools
Visual C++ 2017 00369-90252-54583-
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017
Application Insights Tools for Visual Studio Package 8.12.10405.1
Application Insights Tools for Visual Studio
ASP.NET and Web Tools 2017 15.0.40522.0
ASP.NET and Web Tools 2017
ASP.NET Core Razor Language Services 15.7.31476
Provides languages services for ASP.NET Core Razor.
ASP.NET Web Frameworks and Tools 2012 4.0.21208.0
For additional information,
ASP.NET Web Frameworks and Tools 2017 5.2.60419.0
For additional information,
Azure App Service Tools v3.0.0 15.0.40424.0
Azure App Service Tools v3.0.0
Azure Data Lake Node 1.0
This package contains the Data Lake integration nodes for Server Explorer.
Azure Data Lake Tools for Visual Studio 2.3.3000.2
Microsoft Azure Data Lake Tools for Visual Studio
Azure Stream Analytics Tools for Visual Studio 2.3.3000.2
Microsoft Azure Stream Analytics Tools for Visual Studio
C# Tools 2.8.3-beta6-62923-07. Commit Hash:
C# components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type and settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.
Codist 3.0
This extension provides enhanced syntax highlighting, shows super quick info and marks interesting items on scrollbar margin.
Color Theme Designer 1.0
Designer for creating new color themes
Common Azure Tools 1.10
Provides common services for use by Azure Mobile Services and Microsoft Azure Tools.
CreateUnitTestBoilerplateCommand Extension 1.0
CreateUnitTestBoilerplateCommand Visual Studio Extension Detailed Info
Fabric.DiagnosticEvents 1.0
Fabric Diagnostic Events
GitHub.VisualStudio 2.3.3.38
A Visual Studio Extension that brings the GitHub Flow into Visual Studio.
JavaScript Language Service 2.0
JavaScript Language Service
JavaScript Project System 2.0
JavaScript Project System
JavaScript UWP Project System 2.0
JavaScript UWP Project System
JetBrains ReSharper Ultimate 2017.3.3 Build 111.0.20180302.65130
JetBrains ReSharper Ultimate package for Microsoft Visual Studio. For more information about ReSharper Ultimate, visit . Copyright © 2018 JetBrains, Inc.
Microsoft Azure HDInsight Azure Node 2.3.3000.2
HDInsight Node under Azure Node
Microsoft Azure Hive Query Language Service 2.3.3000.2
Language service for Hive query
Microsoft Azure Service Fabric Tools for Visual Studio 2.1
Microsoft Azure Service Fabric Tools for Visual Studio
Microsoft Azure Stream Analytics Language Service 2.3.3000.2
Language service for Azure Stream Analytics
Microsoft Azure Stream Analytics Node 1.0
Azure Stream Analytics Node under Azure Node
Microsoft Azure Tools 2.9
Microsoft Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 - v2.9.10420.2
Microsoft Continuous Delivery Tools for Visual Studio 0.3
Simplifying the configuration of continuous build integration and continuous build delivery from within the Visual Studio IDE.
Microsoft JVM Debugger 1.0
Provides support for connecting the Visual Studio debugger to JDWP compatible Java Virtual Machines
Microsoft MI-Based Debugger 1.0
Provides support for connecting Visual Studio to MI compatible debuggers
Microsoft Visual C++ Wizards 1.0
Microsoft Visual C++ Wizards
Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Containers 1.1
Develop, run, validate your ASP.NET Core applications in the target environment. F5 your application directly into a container with debugging, or CTRL + F5 to edit & refresh your app without having to rebuild the container.
Microsoft Visual Studio VC Package 1.0
Microsoft Visual Studio VC Package
NuGet Package Manager 4.6.0
NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio. For more information about NuGet,
Project 1.0
Information about my package
ProjectServicesPackage Extension 1.0
ProjectServicesPackage Visual Studio Extension Detailed Info
Quick Diagram Tool for C# 0.5.60
Code visualization tool for C# to quickly explore, navigate and document source code structure and relationships.
ResourcePackage Extension 1.0
ResourcePackage Visual Studio Extension Detailed Info
SettingsCommands Extension 1.0
SettingsCommands Visual Studio Extension Detailed Info
Snapshot Debugging Extension 1.0
Snapshot Debugging Visual Studio Extension Detailed Info
SQL Server Analysis Services 14.0.1016.244
Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Designer
Version 14.0.1016.244
SQL Server Data Tools 15.1.61804.210
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools
SQL Server Integration Services
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services Designer
Version 14.0.3002.92
SsmsVsIntegration 1.0
Information about my package
Test Adapter for Google Test 1.0
Enables Visual Studio's testing tools with unit tests written for Google Test. The use terms and Third Party Notices are available in the extension installation directory.
ToolWindowHostedEditor 1.0
Hosting json editor into a tool window
TypeScript Tools 15.7.20419.2003
TypeScript Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio
Visual Basic Tools 2.8.3-beta6-62923-07. Commit Hash: 7aafab561e449da50712e16c9e81742b8e7a2969
Visual Basic components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type and settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.
Visual C++ for Cross Platform Mobile Development (Android) 15.0.27625.00
Visual C++ for Cross Platform Mobile Development (Android)
Visual F# Tools 10.1 for F# 4.1 15.7.0.0. Commit Hash: .
Microsoft Visual F# Tools 10.1 for F# 4.1
Visual Studio Code Debug Adapter Host Package 1.0
Interop layer for hosting Visual Studio Code debug adapters in Visual Studio
Visual Studio Tools for CMake 1.0
Visual Studio Tools for CMake
Visual Studio Tools for Universal Windows Apps 15.0.27703.2026
The Visual Studio Tools for Universal Windows apps allow you to build a single universal app experience that can reach every device running Windows 10: phone, tablet, PC, and more. It includes the Microsoft Windows 10 Software Development Kit.
VSColorOutput 2.5.1
Color output for build and debug windows -
Web Extension Pack 2017 15.0.4
The easiest way to set up Visual Studio for the ultimate web development experience.
Windows Machine Learning Generator Extension 1.0
Windows Machine Learning Visual Studio Extension Detailed Info
Word Highlight With Margin Extension 1.0
[VS2017] Highlight all occurrences of a selected word and display carets on the enhanced vertical scrollbar at the right margin.
Xamarin Designer 4.12.1 (f3257e429)
Visual Studio extension to enable Xamarin Designer tools in Visual Studio.
Thank you
Alex