VS 2005+

Transfer Visual Studio Settings Between PCs (2)

Visual Studio has many hundreds of settings that can be configured using the Options dialog box from the Tools menu. If you use several computers, it can be useful to configure the environment on one machine, then transfer the settings to other systems.

Loading Settings

To load the saved settings from the vssettings file, you must use the import function. This uses the same wizard, so select "Import and Export Settings..." from the Tools menu. On the first page of the wizard, select the "Import selected environment settings" radio button and click Next.

The second page of the wizard provides the option to save your current environment configuration before importing the new options. If you wish to back up the settings, select the first option. Alternatively, select the "No..." radio button and click the Next button.

On the next screen you can choose the options to be imported. As you have previously created a settings file, click the Browse button and locate the file before clicking Next. You will be presented with further options that allow you to choose which groups of settings to import. This screen is similar to the second image in this article where you selected the options to export. Choose the options you require and click the Finish button to complete the process.