Completely remove "error list" from visual studio

I want to completely remove "error list" from visual studio 2008, not disable it i want it gone. It annoys me to no end popping up endlessly, i guess i must be "doing it wrong" but w/e i just want to use VS without being alerted every other keystroke about some warning.

I've tried editing many different fields in the options (tools -> options) it has only slightly decreased the frequency of the error list popping up. I have also deselected errors, warnings, and Messages. and it pops up with nothing to display. unpinning it doesn't help either.

also upgrading to VS 2010 is not an option at this point.

Im looking for a solution something like the following: remove a dll or config file responsible for this

Also I still want the inline validation (the little squiggly marks, etc), but the error list window annoys me.

Solution 1:

I think this is probably exactly what you're wanting:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/zainnab/archive/2010/05/16/hide-or-show-error-list-when-the-build-finishes-with-errors-vstiptool0022.aspx

You can change this behavior by going to Tools -> Options -> Projects and Solutions -> General and deselecting the "Always show Error List if build finishes with errors".

I'm guessing this will work with ASP.Net as well, since that's building on the fly.

Solution 2:

I am using Visual Studio 2017, and I also have to cope with the useless, impossible-to-disable, annoyingly-in-your-face, and outright disturbing "Error List" window.

So, here is what I did:

Undock the "Error List" window to make it free-floating.
Resize it to the smallest size possible.
Move it out to some remote area of the screen where it is not so annoying.

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And voila, problem solved ! ^(*1)

P.S.

If someone knows how to also get rid of the annoying "Sign in" thing at the top-right corner of the screen, please do tell.

_{*1 Well, problem mostly solved. It will be completely solved when I abandon this dinosaur of an IDE and start using the Rider IDE instead.}

Solution 3:

My 'Error List' was constantly displaying also (VS2012). I also hate it. I turned it off years ago, but today it just started appearing.

It was being caused a unreadable packages.config file. For some reason that reports it's fail state through the yukky 'Error List'.

Fixing the packages.config file stopped the 'Error List' for appearing.

Solution 4:

On Error tab, you have Errors / Warnings / Info buttons. Click on Errors button (de-press).

hope it helps.

Solution 5:

for VS2017, select the "Build only" value from the drop down list in Error tab. Refer to the image below: enter image description here

Hope this helps!