Process with an ID #### is not running in visual studio professional 2013 update 3

Question

I am trying to run any program on visual studio 2013 update 3 and I get the following alert box :

Process with an ID #### is not running . // every tim

Answer 1

It looks like there are many solutions that work and some that don't...

My issue kept surfacing after a few test iterations. Yes restarting the PC and/or VS would resolve the issue...but temporarily.

My solution was to undo a security change I had enabled a couple days earlier to Controlled folder access under Ransomware protection.

I undid this change by:
(right click Start) Setting->Update & Security->Windows Security->Virus & threat protection-> Virus & threat protection settings->Manage settings

Under Controlled folder access Click->Manage Controlled folder access (this is also the Ransomware protection screen)

Turn Controlled folder access off.

This was 100% the issue for me as I was able to run my test without restarting VS.