File Extension Library

‹ .VCOMPS | .VOCA ›

.VSHOST.EXE File Extension

  • Developer by: Microsoft
  • Category: Developer Files

What are .VSHOST.EXE files and how to open them?

Can't open .VSHOST.EXE file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .VSHOST.EXE file.

What is a .VSHOST.EXE file extension?

.VSHOST.EXE file extension is created by Microsoft. .VSHOST.EXE has been classified as Developer Files.

.VSHOST.EXE is Visual Studio Hosting Process File

A VSHOST.EXE file a hosting process file created by Visual Studio, a software development tool used to create Windows programs. It contains information that is executed when a project is opened in Visual Studio to speed up and improve performance of the debugging of the project. VSHOST.EXE files are created whenever a project is built in Visual Studio and are placed in the same bin folder as your application.

Hosting process is a feature of Visual Studio designed to improve debugging performance, enable design time expression evaluation, and enable partial trust debugging. VSHOST.EXE files should not be run directly or deployed with your application.

NOTE: The VSHOST.EXE file was introduced in Visual Studio 2005.

List of all softwares that can open the Visual Studio Hosting Process File
Windows
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017

How to fix problems with .VSHOST.EXE files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .VSHOST.EXE files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .VSHOST.EXE file format
  2. You need to check the .VSHOST.EXE file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)
AC.MSK.SU