Visual Studio Hangs on Startup While Loading Recent Projects
Published: June 26, 2025 at 1:41:25 PM UTC
Every once in a while, Visual Studio will start hanging on the startup screen while loading the list of recent projects. Once it starts doing so, it tends to keep doing it a lot and you will often have to restart Visual Studio several times, and typically have to wait several minutes between attempts to make progress. This article covers the most likely cause of the problem and how to solve it. Read more...
Dynamics 365
Posts about development in Dynamics 365 (formerly known as Dynamics AX and Axapta). Many of the posts in the Dynamics AX category are also valid for Dynamics 365, so you may want to check those out as well. Not all of them have been verified to work on D365, though.
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Put Dynamics 365 FO Virtual Machine Dev or Test into Maintenance Mode
Published: March 29, 2023 at 6:27:27 PM UTC
In this article, I explain how to put a Dynamics 365 for Operations development machine into maintenance mode by using a couple of simple SQL statements. Read more...
Update Financial Dimension Value from X++ Code in Dynamics 365
Published: July 1, 2022 at 7:12:58 PM UTC
This article explains how to update a financial dimension value from X++ code in Dynamics 365, including a code example. Read more...
Add Display or Edit Method via Extension in Dynamics 365
Published: July 1, 2022 at 5:51:01 PM UTC
In this article, I explain how to use a class extension to add a display method to a table and a form in Dynamics 365 for Operations, X++ code examples included. Read more...
Creating a Lookup Field for a Financial Dimension in Dynamics 365
Published: June 30, 2022 at 5:34:01 PM UTC
This article explains how to create a lookup field for a financial dimension in Dynamics 365 for Operations, including an X++ code example. Read more...