Skip to main content

Troubleshooting guide: ReSharper shortcuts don't work

Maria Pleskunina
Updated

Problem

This is an article with common symptoms and possible workarounds we can suggest if ReSharper shortcuts don't work.

Resolution

Look at the following tips one by one:

  • There’s a chance that ReSharper isn’t present in the file. To check this, check if there's (Extension) | ReSharper | Help | Why ReSharper is not available in current file? item. If it’s there, take a look at the article for more details: Troubleshooting guide: ReSharper features are not available in Visual Studio
  • In most cases, reapplying the keyboard scheme helps:
    1. go to ReSharper | Options | Environment | Keyboard | Shortcut Scheme
    2. choose None the Keyboard Scheme
    3. click Apply Scheme and then Save
    4. open ReSharper | Options | Environment | Keyboard | Shortcut Scheme again
    5. choose Visual Studio/IntelliJ IDEA at Keyboard Scheme
    6. click Apply Scheme and then Save.
  • If it helped but then the issue reoccurred, try disabling the following VS option: Tools | Options | Environment | Accounts | Synchronize Visual Studio settings across devices.
  • If both previous suggestions don't help, check if the action (to which shortcut is assigned) actually works, e.g. by calling it from the menu.
  • If the menu action works, then check what is assigned to the correspondent action in VS settings Tools | Options | Environment | Keyboard. Click the Press shortcut keys field, hit the shortcut, let's say Ctrl+T and check the action bound to the shortcut at the Shortcut currently used by field.
  • If there's some unexpected action set, then reset the current assignment and reapply the keyboard scheme:
    1. Go to Tools | Options | Environment | Keyboard;
    2. Press the shortcut in the Press shortcut keys field;
    3. Look at the Shortcut currently used by dropdown;
    4. Find all actions from the dropdown in the Show commands containing field and Remove the shortcut mapping for all of them.
    5. Then reapply the keyboard scheme here: ReSharper | Options | Environment | Keyboard | Shortcut Scheme | Apply Scheme.
  • If that still doesn't help, then try resetting settings and assigning shortcut manually.
    1. Go to Tools | Options | Environment | Keyboard;
    2. Press the shortcut in the Press shortcut keys field;
    3. Look at the Shortcut currently used by dropdown;
    4. Find all actions from the dropdown in the Show commands containing field and Remove the shortcut mapping for all of them;

      And map the shortcut manually:

      - Type ReSharper.ReSharper_{ActionName} in the Show commands containing field;

      - Select Global in the Use new shortcut in dropdown;

      - Press the shortcut in Press shortcut keys field | Assign; Also, the following steps may be needed:

      - Select Text Editor in Use new shortcut in dropdown;

      - Press the shortcut in Press shortcut keys field | Assign;

      - Select XAML Designer in Use new shortcut in dropdown;

      - Press the shortcut in Press shortcut keys field | Assign.

  • If it doesn't help, then try assigning any other shortcut to ReSharper.ReSharper_{ActionName} action, does it help?
  • Check that ReSharper license is applied correctly in ReSharper | Help | License Information.
  • Sometimes videodrivers or some other software can remap shortcuts, e.g.
    • nVidia - Alt+F7
    • ROG Armoury Crate - Ctrl+Alt+L, could be also Ctrl+Alt+arrows
    • Macrium Reflect 10 backup software - Ctrl-Alt-M
    • Ctrl+Space may not work due to PowerToys installed
    • there could be also problems with Ctrl+Alt+letter, as in Windows it's possible to create a shortcut for any application and assign a shortcut for it like Ctrl+Alt+letter. This causes that the same shortcut stops working in VS. image5.png
    • Alt+/, Ctrl+/ and similar with "/" - there is a problem with input language, more can be found here: RSRP-449737.
  • Some issues could be caused by ReSharper plugins.
  • Serbian, Slovenian, German keyboard, (RSRP-346368) the workaround is:
    1. Reset the VS keyboard shortcuts (Tools | Options | Keyboard)
    2. Temporarily set US keyboard
    3. Set ReSharper keyboard shortcuts (ReSharper | Options | Environment | Keyboard | Shortcut Scheme)
    4. Go back to your keyboard of choice
  • RSRP-439682 ReSharper applies its action to shortcut even Visual Studio one has been selected: Ctrl+Shift+7 , Ctrl+Shift+8

Comments

0 comments

Please sign in to leave a comment.