Lock down placement of panes from Visual Studio

Question

Ok, if you\'re like me, you\'ve accidentally dragged one of the many, many panes in Visual Studio around and spent some tedious time getting things back in order again.

Answer 1

When you have your pane layouts (as well as your fonts, toolbars, colour schemes and whatnot) the way you like them, export your settings (Tools, Import and Export Settings) and give the file a sensible name. Then if you have a spot of accidental dragging, just import your saved ones. This is better than Reset Layout if your preferred layout is not the default.