Page '312e8a59-2712-48a1-863e-0ef4e67961fc' not found using Visual Studio 2012

Question

When I click on the home-icon of Team Explorer, I get the following error:

Page \'312e8a59-2712-48a1-863e-0ef4e67961fc\' not found instead of all the

Answer 1

I had this error on Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate - Windows 8:

And I solved this problem running this command:

X64: devenv.exe /resetskippkgs
x86: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe /resetskippkgs

Answer 2

Running Visual Studio as administrator resolves this for me.

Answer 3

I had a similar error, and then I tried running "devenv /setup" and no good result. That's was because you don't not trying with specific version Visual Studio command prompt. I then opened the command prompt for the specific version "Visual Studio 2013", and the problem was solved.

Answer 4

I had the same error in Visual Studio 2013 and tried:

Control Panel → Programs .... → Visual Studio → Repair

It did not work

devenv /setup

It did not work

devenv /clearcache
devenv /updateconfiguration

It did not work

And then THE solution:

• *Close all Visual Studio instances
• Delete the %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\12.0\ComponentModelCache folder
• Start Visual Studio

It is explained in more detail in this blog post: When the EditorPackage does not load correctly

Answer 5

To fix this, run this from the Visual Studio command prompt as administrator:

devenv /setup

It will not mess up your environment, and you can just continue to use Visual Studio afterwards was my experience.

Answer 6

I faced a similar issue. Running devenv /setup did not help me.

I found Fixing 312e8a59-2712-48a1-863e-0ef4e67961fc-not-found-vs-2012. This link suggests that I might have recently installed some Visual Studio extensions, which might have corrupted the Visual Studio maintained cache. I uninstalled a couple of the latest Visual Studio extensions, and it solved the issue after Visual Studio's restart. Visual Studio is able to connect with TFS :-).

One can find Visual Studio extensions at menu Tools → *"Extensions and Updates...". Go to the "All" section under Installed section. It will show all Visual Studio extensions.