Quick Tip: Always Show Solution in Visual Studio 2010

Problem:

Oftentimes I’d like to perform a task on the solution, but in Visual Studio solutions with only one project, the solution doesn’t show by default.

Solution

Thanks to K. Scott Allen in a Pluralsight video (unfortunately, I forget which one as I’ve been browsing around a lot), you can take the following steps to get VS to always show the solution:

• Tools Menu > Options...
• Expand the Projects and Solutions category
• Click General
• Check the Always Show Solution box.

And voila! A solution will always be there