Datatips (mouse hover over variables in debug mode) not working in Visual Studio 2012 / Win 7 64bit

Question

When I hover my mouse over a variable when debugging a C# app in Visual Studio nothing popups. I expect to see the value of the variable (aka datatips). I\'m running Visual

Answer 1

Before running the application check you are running it in Debug mode. If set to Release mode change it to Debug and then run. The debugger will then provide the data-tips.