How do you enable auto-complete functionality in Visual Studio C++ express edition?

Question

Please guide me, how do you enable autocomplete functionality in VS C++? By auto-complete, I mean, when I put a dot after control name, the editor should display a dropdown menu

Answer 1

VS is kinda funny about C++ and IntelliSense. There are times it won't notice that it's supposed to be popping up something. This is due in no small part to the complexity of the language, and all the compiling (or at least parsing) that'd need to go on in order to make it better.

If it doesn't work for you at all, and it used to, and you've checked the VS options, maybe this can help.