{"id":2530,"date":"2022-04-09T09:35:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T07:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/?post_type=asx-lms-tutorial-cpt&#038;p=2530"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:30:59","slug":"ue5-fails-to-open-visual-studio-fix","status":"publish","type":"asx-lms-tutorial-cpt","link":"https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/tutorials\/unreal-engine\/ue5-fails-to-open-visual-studio-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"UE5 Fails To Open Visual Studio Fix"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2530\" class=\"elementor elementor-2530\" data-elementor-post-type=\"asx-lms-tutorial-cpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-999d432 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"999d432\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-878db0b\" data-id=\"878db0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1abdd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-3247 elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image\" data-id=\"e1abdd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tutorials\/unreal-engine\/unreal-editor\/unreal-engine-go-to-definition-fail.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1047\" alt=\"Unreal Engine Go to definition fail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tutorials\/unreal-engine\/unreal-editor\/unreal-engine-go-to-definition-fail.png 1920w, https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tutorials\/unreal-engine\/unreal-editor\/unreal-engine-go-to-definition-fail-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tutorials\/unreal-engine\/unreal-editor\/unreal-engine-go-to-definition-fail-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tutorials\/unreal-engine\/unreal-editor\/unreal-engine-go-to-definition-fail-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tutorials\/unreal-engine\/unreal-editor\/unreal-engine-go-to-definition-fail-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e05f1a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e05f1a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This tutorial covers the following scenarios where Unreal Engine Fails To Launch Visual Studio:<\/p><ol><li>Unreal Engine Does not open Visual Studio when double clicking C++ file from content browser. No Error shows up.<\/li><li>\u201cGo to definition\u201d In Blueprint Does Not Open Visual Studio. Only Message That Shows Up Is \u201cReading C++ Symbols\u201d<\/li><li>Widget Reflector Does Not Open Visual Studio When Clicking On Source File To View Its code.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0183b8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0183b8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4d772f\" data-id=\"b4d772f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029420e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"029420e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summarised Solution Steps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99469e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99469e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Run Unreal Engine in Administrator Mode<\/li><li>Install Visual Studio C++ Tools\u00a0<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a30726f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a30726f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6696126\" data-id=\"6696126\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd15601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd15601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Detailed Solution Steps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-00d03c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00d03c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d008239\" data-id=\"d008239\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48549ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48549ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Run Unreal Engine In Administrator Mode<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397df0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"397df0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unreal Engine needs to be run in administrator mode to run or launch other programs like Visual Studio. This is a Windows operating system requirement. If a program needs to launch another program, it needs administrator privileges.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c8815a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c8815a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tutorials\/unreal-engine\/unreal-editor\/run-unreal-engine-as-administrator.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2538\" alt=\"Run Unreal Engine as Administrator\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8408cc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8408cc6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dbb65a\" data-id=\"5dbb65a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c173d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36c173d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Install Visual Studio C++ Tools<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccdeb34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccdeb34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check If the required C++ Tools for\u00a0 Visual Studio Tools Are set up Correctly. These are set up In The Visual Studio Installer. See Image Below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b7b26c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b7b26c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1304\" height=\"1008\" src=\"https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tutorials\/unreal-engine\/unreal-editor\/c-tools-installation-unreal-engine.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2539\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tutorials\/unreal-engine\/unreal-editor\/c-tools-installation-unreal-engine.png 1304w, https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tutorials\/unreal-engine\/unreal-editor\/c-tools-installation-unreal-engine-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tutorials\/unreal-engine\/unreal-editor\/c-tools-installation-unreal-engine-1024x792.png 1024w, https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tutorials\/unreal-engine\/unreal-editor\/c-tools-installation-unreal-engine-768x594.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1304px) 100vw, 1304px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b22f609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-2540 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b22f609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.unrealengine.com\/4.26\/en-US\/ProductionPipelines\/DevelopmentSetup\/VisualStudioSetup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Unreal Engine Documentation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":1047,"template":"","asx-lms-tutorial-categories":[52,45],"asx-lms-tutorial-tags":[46,51,54],"class_list":["post-2530","asx-lms-tutorial-cpt","type-asx-lms-tutorial-cpt","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","asx-lms-tutorial-categories-unreal-editor","asx-lms-tutorial-categories-unreal-engine","asx-lms-tutorial-tags-cpp","asx-lms-tutorial-tags-errors","asx-lms-tutorial-tags-visual-studio","entry","has-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/asx-rest\/wp\/v2\/asx-lms-tutorial-cpt\/2530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/asx-rest\/wp\/v2\/asx-lms-tutorial-cpt"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/asx-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/asx-lms-tutorial-cpt"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/asx-rest\/wp\/v2\/asx-lms-tutorial-cpt\/2530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/asx-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/1047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/asx-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"asx-lms-tutorial-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/asx-rest\/wp\/v2\/asx-lms-tutorial-categories?post=2530"},{"taxonomy":"asx-lms-tutorial-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/store.algosyntax.com\/asx-rest\/wp\/v2\/asx-lms-tutorial-tags?post=2530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}