Manually Import/Export and Change Default IDE Settings

You can also switch your full environment settings from one type of developer to another. The developer settings collections reset your IDE and related dialogs (such as New Project) to highlight items most relevant to a given developer type (such as Web, C#, or Visual Basic). Resetting your IDE default settings collection is useful if you do a lot of switching from one language to another or if you switch roles. For example, C# developers might use the C# development settings most of the time. They might then toggle to another collection of settings when switching to Visual Basic or developing a web-only application.

You manage your environment settings from the Tools menu’s Import and Export ...

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