Requested value 'VS2015' was not found. - Azure powershell

Question

I am trying to get my slot info through azure powershell.

To retrieve the info i used

Get-AzureWebsite -Name mywebsite -Slot staging

but azure powershell throws the below error:

Get-AzureWebsite : Requested value 'VS2015' was not found.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-AzureWebsite -Name mywebsite -Slot staging
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : CloseError: (:) [Get-AzureWebsite], ArgumentException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Commands.Websites.GetAzureWebsiteCommand

When i try only with Get-AzureWebsite -Name mywebsite it perfectly shows data including slot names as

Name       : mywebsite
State      : Running
Host Names : {mywebsite.azurewebsites.net}

Name       : mywebsite(staging)
State      : Running
Host Names : {mywebsite-staging.azurewebsites.net}

Name       : mywebsite(dev)
State      : Running
Host Names : {mywebsite-dev.azurewebsites.net}

when i google this error "Requested value 'VS2015' was not found." i came across this link and this author suggests that to remove remote debugger but no luck still i'm getting the error.

Answer 1

The solution for me was to:

1. switch remote debugging ON
2. select VS2013
3. Save
4. Switch remote debugging OFF again
5. Save

I think it is some kind of bug in Azure.

Answer 2

There is an Azure Powershell bug linked with Remote Debugging which cases error message:

Get-AzureWebsite : Requested value 'VS2015' was not found.

Workaround is as follows:

Prerequisites : Navigate to Azure Portal , select the Web App (or Web Site) with which you have a problem. Open "Application Settings" panel.

1. Set "Remote debugging" to "On"
2. Set "Remote Visual Studio version" to "2013"
3. Set "Remote debugging" to "Off"
4. Save configuration

PS. There is a similar answer here, but not precise enough.

PS2. If there's still the same problem try restoring original value ("VS2015") and repeat the steps with "Saving configuration" between steps 3 and 4.