“This type of page is not served.” error when trying to browse on *.cshtml files

Question

I just create a new MVC 4 Web API project, and create a new .cshtml file, containing very simple HTML:

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Answer 1

I had the same message in an MVC project and it turned out that I was missing a critical piece of the MVC framework, the Global.asax and Global.asax.cs entries. I selected the project in Solution Explorer and did an Add, New Item, Global Application Class. I then edited it and replaced the Application_Start with the necessary config items:

            protected void Application_Start()
            {
                AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();
                FilterConfig.RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilters.Filters);
                RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
                BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles);
            }

This solved it for me.