This document discusses the various debug windows available in Visual Studio. It describes the function and display location of key windows like the Output Window, Immediate Window, Call Stack Window, Breakpoints Window, Locals Window, Autos Window, Watch Window, Modules Window, Processes Window, Threads Window, and Memory Window. These windows provide tools for debugging code, examining variables and expressions, viewing processes and threads, and inspecting memory usage. The document also includes references to Microsoft documentation for each window.

1. DEBUG WINDOWS IN VISUAL STUDIO
Larry Nung

2. AGENDA
Where to find out debug windows
Debug windows
Output Window
Immediate Window
Call stack window
Breakpoints Window
Locals Window
Autos Window
Watch Window
Modules Window
Processes Window
Threads Window
Memory Window
Reference
Q&A
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3. WHERE TO FIND OUT DEBUG
WINDOWS

4. WHERE TO FIND OUT DEBUG WINDOWS
 [Debug | Windows]

5. WHERE TO FIND OUT DEBUG WINDOWS

6. DEBUG WINDOWS

7. OUTPUT WINDOW
 Function
 Display status messages for various features in the
integrated development environment (IDE)
 Display
 [Debug | Windows | Output]
 Ctrl + Alt + O

8. OUTPUT WINDOW

9. IMMEDIATE WINDOW
 Function
 Debug and evaluate expressions, execute statements,
print variable values, and so forth.
 Display
 [Debug | Windows | Immediate]
 Ctrl + Alt + I

10. CALL STACK WINDOW
 Function
 Enable you to view the names of functions on the call
stack, parameter types, and parameter values
 Display
 [Debug | Windows | Call Stack]
 Ctrl + Alt + C

11. BREAKPOINTS WINDOW
 Function
 List of breakpoints
currently set in your
program
 Display
 [Debug | Windows |
Breakpoints]
 Ctrl + Alt + B
 Feature
 View Breakpoint s
 Enable/Disable
Breakpoints
 Delete Breakpoint
 Clear All Breakpoints
 Go to source code
 Import/Export
Breakpoints
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12. LOCALS WINDOW
 Function
 Display
variables local
to the current
context
 Display
 [Debug |
Windows |
Locals]
 Function
 Display
variables local
to the current
context or
scope
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13. AUTOS WINDOW
 Function
 Display
variables
used in the
current
statement and
the previous
statement
 Display
 [Debug |
Windows |
Autos]
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14. WATCH WINDOW
 Function
 Evaluate variables and expressions and keep the
results
 Display
 [Debug | Windows | Watch | Watch [1-4]]
 Ctrl + Alt + W, [1–4]

15. MODULES WINDOW
 Function
 List the DLLs
and EXE that
are used and
shows relevant
information for
each
 Display
 [Debug |
Windows |
Modules]
 Ctrl + Alt + U
 Feature
 Load symbol

16. MODULES WINDOW

17. PROCESSES WINDOW
 Function
 Show all processes that you have attached to or
launched from Visual Studio
 Display
 [Debug | Windows | Processes]
 Ctrl + Alt + Z
 Feature
 Terminate process
 Detach process
 Break process
 Continue process

18. THREADS WINDOW
 Function
 Examine and control threads in the program you are
debugging
 Display
 [Debug | Windows | Threads]
 Ctrl + Alt + H
 Feature
 Active thread
 Freeze thread
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19. MEMORY WINDOW
 Function
 Provide a view into the memory space used by your
application
 Display
 [Debug | Windows | Memory | Memory[1-4]]
 Ctrl + Alt + M, [1-4]
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20. MEMORY WINDOW

21. REFERENCE

22. REFERENCE
 Output Window
 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3hk6fby3.aspx
 Immediate Window
 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/f177hahy.aspx
 Call Stack Window
 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa290725%28v=vs.71%29.aspx
 Breakpoints Window
 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa290723%28v=vs.71%29.aspx
 Locals Window
 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa290840%28v=vs.71%29.aspx
 Autos Window
 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa290716%28v=vs.71%29.aspx
 Watch Window
 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa290869%28v=vs.71%29.aspx
 Modules Window
 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa290851%28v=vs.71%29.aspx

23. REFERENCE
 How to: Use the Processes Window
 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/7h8h5sdw%28v=vs.80%29.aspx
 Threads Window
 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/aa290866%28v=vs.71%29.aspx
 Memory Windows
 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/s3aw423e.aspx

24. QUESTION & ANSWER
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