Visual Studio thinks `Microsoft Web Developer Tools` is installed

Question

Symptoms

• Visual Studio syntax highlighter and Intellisense for Javascript and Razor views are not working.

Answer 1

I was having the same problem and this is what worked for me:

1. Uninstall ASP.NET Web Tools from Control Panel

2. Download and install "Microsoft ASP.NET and Web Tools" extension from: https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/c94a02e9-f2e9-4bad-a952-a63a967e3935