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Asked: 2026-05-22T18:48:02+00:00

I am quite new to Visual Studio so don’t know if I am doing

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I am quite new to Visual Studio so don’t know if I am doing something wrong or if this really is the way it is supposed to work.

In my “application” project, I am adding reference to a DLL, for which I have the sources. I add reference the the dll in a folder that also has the pdb file.

Now if I debug the application project I am able to step into (F11) the dll code and VS opens the correct .cs file. But if I am not debugging, pressing F12 only opens a ..[From Metadata] window.

Is there a way to browse the code when not debugging?

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  1. Editorial Team

    When you step-into the debugger uses the PDB file. When you press F12 Visual-Studio uses the Intellisense database which scans only files in the solution. Files you see as [From Metadata] are referenced but do not have the source in the solution.

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