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Asked: 2026-05-10T14:31:40+00:00

Visual Studio Solution files contain two GUID’s per project entry. I figure one of

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Visual Studio Solution files contain two GUID’s per project entry. I figure one of them is from the AssemblyInfo.cs

Does anyone know for sure where these come from, and what they are used for?

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  1. Neither GUID is the same GUID as from AssemblyInfo.cs (that is the GUID for the assembly itself, not tied to Visual Studio but the end product of the build).

    So, for a typical line in the sln file (open the .sln in notepad or editor-of-choice if you wish to see this):

    Project('{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}') = 'ConsoleSandbox', 'ConsoleSandbox\ConsoleSandbox.csproj', '{55A1FD06-FB00-4F8A-9153-C432357F5CAC}'

    The second GUID is a unique GUID for the project itself. The solution file uses this to map other settings to that project:

    GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution     {55A1FD06-FB00-4F8A-9153-C432357F5CAC}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU     {55A1FD06-FB00-4F8A-9153-C432357F5CAC}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU     {55A1FD06-FB00-4F8A-9153-C432357F5CAC}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU     {55A1FD06-FB00-4F8A-9153-C432357F5CAC}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU EndGlobalSection

    The first GUID is actually a GUID that is the unique GUID for the solution itself (I believe). If you have a solution with more than one project, you’ll actually see something like the following:

    Project('{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}') = 'ConsoleSandbox', 'ConsoleSandbox\ConsoleSandbox.csproj', '{55A1FD06-FB00-4F8A-9153-C432357F5CAC}' EndProject Project('{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}') = 'Composite', '..\CompositeWPF\Source\CAL\Composite\Composite.csproj', '{77138947-1D13-4E22-AEE0-5D0DD046CA34}' EndProject
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