Visual Studio 2012 Web Test Editor Not Opening

Question

I have a .webtest file in a test project. When I right click / Open With and select Web Test Editor , the file opens in that editor. In the Open With dialog, Web Test Editor is set as (Default) .

When I double-click the same file, it opens as XML. I want the default editor to open when I double click!

I've tried Open With , setting the default to something else, and then setting it back to Web Test Editor to no avail.

Is there any way to reset all of the editor defaults?

Answer 1

When browsing history in version control, I noticed that <SubType>Designer</SubType> had been added to the item in the .csproj XML. Deleting that line fixed the glitch.

Answer 2

I'd just like to elaborate that the <SubType>Designer</SubType> node(s) are located in the csproj file.

To access this:

1. Find the path of the Project (or solution) in Visual Studio.

2. Navigate that location using Windows Explorer. --> You should see the Project name file ending with .csproj format.

3. Right click and 'edit' the file with Notepad or NotePad++ --> Voila. Delete the <SubType>Designer</SubType> sections as necessary.