Debugging Problems in Silverlight Applications

Sometimes it is NOT possible to debug Silverlight Applications any more. The Breakpoints are all disabled in this case displaying a yellow Warning symbol, an a Message that this breakpoint will not be hit because the symbols are not loaded.

The Solution is very simple:

Step 1:

Delete the XAP Files in your Web Project under Project.Web-ClientBin. (They will be regenerated on the next compile…)

If this is NOT solveing the problem:

Step 2:

Make sure You have enabled Silverlight Debugging. The Option to switch this on and off is located under Project - Properties - Web (Scroll down) and make sure the Silverlight Debuggung Check Box is checked.

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