“Cannot evaluate expression because the code of the current method is optimized” in Visual Studio 2010

Question

I am using Visual Studio 2010 in debug mode and I have \"optimize code\" unchecked. I can\'t quick watch (or hover on) any variable in the debugger. I get this error \"Canno

Answer 1

Regarding the problem with "Optimize code" property being UNCHECKED yet the code still compiling as optimized: What finally helped me after trying everything was checking the "Enable unmanaged code debugging" checkbox on the same settings page (Project properties - Debug). It doesn't directly relate to the code optimization, but with this enabled, VS no longer optimizes my library and I can debug.