Visual Studio error "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" after install of ASP.NET and Web Tools 2015

Maybe this helps:

  1. Delete the contents from the following folders:
    1. C:\Users\%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio
    2. C:\Users\%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VSCommon
  2. Sometimes, you need to go to:
    1. [x64] C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE
    2. [x86] C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE

and run devenv /resetuserdata.

Expect, that all of your user settings such as Visual Studio layout, linked Microsoft account or start page might disappear.


Delete %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\ComponentModelCache and restart Visual Studio.

Alternatively, use the Clear MEF Component Cache extension.


For me,

  1. I ended the process in Windows Task Manager: VsHub.exe.
  2. Restarted Visual Studio.

After that, everything works like a charm again!


I solved it doing

run devenv /resetuserdata

in this path:

[x64] C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE

I assume that in x86 it works in this path:

[x86] C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE