


Checking a checkbox next to an exception means that you are instructing the debugger to break execution when that exception is thrown. These exceptions are grouped into categories that correspond to the differentĭebug engines you might use. Enabling Exceptions to Break When Thrown The Exception Settings window contains a list of the default exceptions provided by Visual Studio. To access this window go to the Debug menu and select Windows -> Exception Settings. We have taken all of the useful functionality of that old dialog and put it into this convenient and easy to use tool window. We heard all of your feedback, so we built an improved Exception Settings window. Modal, slow-opening, hard-to-search Exceptions Dialog. Now in a Tool Window In previous versions of Visual Studio, when you wanted to configure exception settings you would have to go to the For more information on exception classifications in Visual Studio, see Understanding Exceptions while Debugging with Visual Studio. In this post I will walk you through the features of this new window. In Visual Studio 2015 we’re pleased to introduce the new Exception Settings tool window for configuring the debugger’s exception settings.
