Completely remove "error list" from visual studio

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.


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:

  1. Undock the "Error List" window to make it free-floating.
  2. Resize it to the smallest size possible.
  3. 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)

*1 Well, problem mostly solved. It will be completely solved when I abandon this dinosaur of an IDE.