Visual Studio not auto-building when I press the debug button

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00:00 Visual Studio Not Auto-Building When I Press The Debug Button
00:31 Accepted Answer Score 49
00:58 Answer 2 Score 13
01:15 Answer 3 Score 0
01:25 Thank you

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#visualstudio2008 #debug #compile #build

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 49

In the Visual Studio settings under Projects and Solutions->Build and Run change the option On Run, when projects are out of date: from Never Build to Always Build

Edit: Per your comments, open the "Configuration Manager" (in the Debug/Release dropdown) and ensure that the Build checkbox is checked for all of the projects you want to build in each of your configurations.

ANSWER 2

Score 13

Navigate to Debug > Options and Settings in the VS menu or Tools > Options...
Go to 'Projects and Solutions' > 'Build and Run' and make sure that the “Only build startup projects and dependencies on Run” box is left unchecked.

ANSWER 3

Score 0

For me, I was missing the config under Project -> Project Dependencies, which updates the .sln file to ensure correct build order for projects.