Visual Studio 2013 > New project > unspecified error (exception from hresult: 0x80004005 (e_fail))

Question

Can anybody shed any light on the above error? I\'ve tried with both Express and Ultimate editions of VS 2013.

I\'m running 64-bit Windows 7.

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Answer 1

Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. On the PC I'm using, the Documents directory and it's contents are encrypted by default - including my IISExpress. Removing the encryption solved the problem.

Answer 2

If the other solutions in this thread didn't help try updating your graphics drivers. I wasn't getting an error like above, but I couldn't click options in the create new project window.

I had installed uninstalled and reinstalled VS 2013 professional, premium and express multiple times, but in the end it was getting my latest graphics drivers, the beta release, that caused this issue to go away.

I'm running Windows 8.1 (with the new update), and Radeon HD7850.

Answer 3

I changed permissions giving all users access to the projects folder - and rebooted - this fixed it for me.

Answer 4

windows 7 x64, VS 2013 update 4.

repair IIS Express fix my issue http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34679

Answer 5

I got same exception from hresult: 0x80004005 (e_fail) error too.

This happen after I installed SQL server 2014, before that, my VS2013 is working fine.

I solve this by uninstalled IIS 8 Express, and re-install again.

Everything works fine afterwards so far.

Answer 6

I had this issue with Visual Studio 2015 and Windows10pro TH2 and i fixed it by upgrading/reinstalling "Nuget Package Manager" to the latest build