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title Tool Window GUIDs
description Reference for built-in Visual Studio tool window GUIDs.
category reference
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import Callout from '@components/Callout.astro';

This reference documents the GUIDs for Visual Studio's built-in tool windows. Use these GUIDs to dock your custom tool windows alongside existing ones or to programmatically interact with them.

Core Tool Windows

The most commonly used tool windows in Visual Studio.

Tool Window GUID Constant
Solution Explorer {3AE79031-E1BC-11D0-8F78-00A0C9110057} EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer
Properties {EEFA5220-E298-11D0-8F78-00A0C9110057} EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindProperties
Error List {D78612C7-9962-4B83-95D9-268046DAD23A} —
Task List {4A9B7E51-AA16-11D0-A8C5-00A0C921A4D2} EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindTaskList
Output {34E76E81-EE4A-11D0-AE2E-00A0C90FFFC3} EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindOutput
Toolbox {B1E99781-AB81-11D0-B683-00AA00A3EE26} EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindToolbox
Server Explorer {74946827-37A0-11D2-A273-00C04F8EF4FF} EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindServerExplorer
Document Outline {25F7E850-FFA1-11D0-B63F-00A0C922E851} EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindDocumentOutline
Class View {C9C0AE26-AA77-11D2-B3F0-0000F87570EE} EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindClassView
Object Browser {269A02DC-6AF8-11D3-BDC4-00C04F688E50} EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindObjectBrowser
Command Window {28836128-FC2C-11D2-A433-00C04F72D18A} EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindCommandWindow
Bookmark Window {A0C5197D-0AC7-4B63-97CD-8872A789D233} —
Code Definition {588470CC-84F8-4A57-9AC4-86BCA0625FF4} —

Find Windows

Tool Window GUID
Find Results 1 {0F887920-C2B6-11D2-9375-0080C747D9A0}
Find Results 2 {0F887921-C2B6-11D2-9375-0080C747D9A0}
Find Symbol Results {68487888-204A-11D3-87EB-00C04F7971A5}
Find All References {A80FEBB4-E7E0-4147-B476-21AAF2453969}
Find Results (New) {004BE353-6879-467C-9D1E-9AC23CDF6D49}

Debugger Windows

Windows available during debugging sessions.

Tool Window GUID Notes
Watch 1 {90243340-BD7A-11D0-93EF-00A0C90F2734} Multi-instance window
Watch 2 Instance 2 of above Use FindToolWindowAsync(type, 1, ...)
Watch 3 Instance 3 of above Use FindToolWindowAsync(type, 2, ...)
Watch 4 Instance 4 of above Use FindToolWindowAsync(type, 3, ...)
Autos {F2E84780-2AF1-11D1-A7FA-00A0C9110051} Auto-populated variables
Locals {4A18F9D0-B838-11D0-93EB-00A0C90F2734} Local variables
Call Stack {0504FF91-9D61-11D0-A794-00A0C9110051} Stack trace
Breakpoints {BE4D7042-BA3F-11D2-840E-00C04F9902C1} Breakpoint management
Exception Settings {605322A2-17AE-43F4-B60F-766556E46C87} Exception configuration
Immediate {CF577B8C-4134-11D2-83E5-00C04F9902C1} Immediate execution
Threads {E62CE6A0-B439-11D0-A79D-00A0C9110051} Thread list
Modules {37ABA9BE-445A-11D3-9949-00C04F68FD0A} Loaded modules
Processes {99B8FA2F-AB90-4F57-9C32-949F146F1914} Process list
Disassembly {CF2DDC32-8CAD-11D2-9302-005345000000} Assembly view
Registers {51C76317-9037-4CF2-A20A-6206FD30B4A1} CPU registers
Memory 1-4 {350F9856-A72B-11D2-8AD0-00C04F79E479} Multi-instance window
Parallel Watch 1 {2456BD12-ECF7-4988-A4A6-67D49173F564} Parallel debugging
Parallel Watch 2 {2456BD12-ECF7-4988-A4A6-67D49173F565} Parallel debugging
Parallel Stacks {B9A151CE-EF7C-4FE1-A6AA-4777E6E518F3} Parallel call stacks
Parallel Tasks {0CF2BFF9-6057-4D23-A51C-A4825B06BFFE} Task parallel view
GPU Threads {CB170882-2B60-46B5-9D06-A57667186C95} GPU debugging

Team Explorer / Git Windows

Tool Window GUID
Team Explorer {131369F2-062D-44A2-8671-91FF31EFB4F4}
Team Explorer (Undockable) {13143D73-808B-4A2F-BEBB-CCBE9C93FE37}
Git Changes {1C64B9C2-E352-428E-A56D-0ACE190B99A6}
Git Repository {E3FC08BE-3924-11DB-8AF6-B622A1EF5492}
Git History {116D2292-E37D-41CD-A077-EBACAC4C8CC4}
Pull Requests {75188D03-9892-4AE2-ABF1-207126247CE5}
Build {E77209BA-064A-4625-B8CE-DFD1D7967CD1}

Test Windows

Tool Window GUID
Test Explorer {E1B7D1F8-9B3C-49B1-8F4F-BFC63A88835D}
Test Results {45D2F183-C286-49E2-862C-CC3E7DF77543}
Code Coverage Results {905DA7D1-18FD-4A46-8D0F-A5FF58ADA9DE}
Live Unit Testing {AA9A73A5-B2BF-400B-B57C-58F166FF1C56}
Test Runs {D2F6510A-150A-4F3F-9D7C-8E38622D26F7}

Designer Windows

Tool Window GUID
Data Sources {873151D0-CF2E-48CC-B4BF-AD0394F6A3C3}
XAML Designer {3DB98CE8-14F0-4B05-9B6A-B9DBE8FA94AB}
XAML Binding Failures {A2EAF38F-A0AD-4503-91F8-5F004A69A040}
Live Visual Tree {31FC2115-5126-4A87-B2F7-77EAAB65048B}
Live Property Explorer {DB388BF8-D8AB-4D02-9B1C-0AD37B3DB1B0}
Resource Editor {5B6781C0-E99D-11D0-9954-00A0C91BC8E5}
Asset Editor {2D4D7B63-2712-49A6-A309-3FF689DE5696}

Diagnostics Windows

Tool Window GUID
Diagnostic Tools {6D4078D1-5951-4ED1-AC0E-0A8099C1CCE5}
CPU Usage {34C7837F-3B3A-449C-BDF0-BDAD86CBAF4A}
Memory Usage {9D2016E5-735E-4D98-A9AF-FFF43B64A526}
Performance Profiler {B9F91511-5CA5-40EC-9726-F3E3A7E534E2}
Events {8D263989-FF4B-4A78-90C8-B2BA3FA69311}

Web / Azure Windows

Tool Window GUID
Browser Link {7F075F9F-1E1A-4EE8-9CE8-B8451FB61EC8}
Web Publish Activity {A2C8B774-0984-495F-8428-E6140B2D66E0}
Task Runner Explorer {4A8466FE-5A05-4F81-AD45-7D7C1316817E}
Connected Services {94E70A98-CA07-351C-8FEE-37A4C8C014DD}
Application Insights {682E7D2A-5C60-4F00-BE98-E787FF511646}

Terminal & Package Manager

Tool Window GUID
Terminal {D212F56B-C48A-434C-A121-1C5D80B59B9F}
Developer PowerShell {E8034F19-AB72-4F06-83FD-F6832B41AA63}
NuGet Package Manager {0AD07096-BBA9-4900-A651-0598D26F6D24}
Extension Manager {AA2115A1-9712-457B-9047-DBB71CA2CDD2}

SQL / Database Windows

Tool Window GUID
SQL Server Object Explorer {FBCAE063-E2C0-4AB1-A516-996EA3DAFB72}
Data Tools Operations {0038D243-39E6-4004-8532-13C6802D97B2}
T-SQL Editor Results {007A3A6B-B5B2-454D-A2BD-CF929F989BE2}
XSD Designer {DD1DDD20-D59B-11DA-A94D-0800200C9A66}
Entity Data Model {A34B1C5D-6D37-4A0C-A8B0-99F8E8158B48}
Model Browser {CDBDEE54-B399-484B-B763-DB2C3393D646}

Graphics Debugging

Tool Window GUID
Graphics Pixel History {73814874-106B-45C1-803E-DD7D4AB05021}
Graphics Object Table {DC7393B5-7361-4433-8F53-0962F57362D7}
Graphics Pipeline Stages {572EEADC-3D71-44FE-9ED4-7DBC8DD8EDAF}
Graphics Event List {4C240B3B-EE78-4603-AD84-8AFDD11ABDD4}
Graphics Event Call Stack {8CAAD384-0D1A-4F26-80B4-94CDAC3E596B}

Other Windows

Tool Window GUID
Notifications {F4FC5FF1-28EF-4B04-AD02-6B298310CCC7}
Start Window {C93A910A-0FA6-4307-93A4-F2BD61EC7828}
Resource Explorer {E5C86464-96BE-4D7C-9A8B-ABCB3BBF5F92}
Call Hierarchy {3822E751-EB69-4B0E-B301-595A9E4C74D5}
Code Metrics {9A7CEBBB-DC5C-4986-BC49-962DA46AA506}
IntelliCode {B1CE3AEF-C78D-49EE-B72B-EC1FBC908313}
Containers {797F5B3D-853A-4854-A9F2-C488BAC2661B}
Source Control Explorer {53544C4D-5C18-11D3-AB71-0050040AE094}
Syntax Visualizer {DA7E21AA-DA94-452D-8AA1-D1B23F73F576}
Known Monikers Explorer {CFFF3162-9C8D-4244-B0A7-E3B39A968B24}
F# Interactive {DEE22B65-9761-4A26-8FB2-759B971D6DFC}
C# Interactive {CA8CC5C7-0231-406A-95CD-AA5ED6AC0190}

Usage Examples

Dock with Solution Explorer

[ProvideToolWindow(typeof(MyToolWindow.Pane),
    Style = VsDockStyle.Tabbed,
    Window = "3ae79031-e1bc-11d0-8f78-00a0c9110057")] // Solution Explorer
public sealed class MyPackage : ToolkitPackage { }

Dock with Error List

[ProvideToolWindow(typeof(MyToolWindow.Pane),
    Style = VsDockStyle.Tabbed,
    Window = "d78612c7-9962-4b83-95d9-268046dad23a")] // Error List
public sealed class MyPackage : ToolkitPackage { }

Show a Built-in Tool Window

// Using DTE
var dte = await VS.GetServiceAsync<DTE, DTE2>();
dte.Windows.Item(EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer).Activate();

// Using IVsUIShell
var uiShell = await VS.Services.GetUIShellAsync();
var errorListGuid = new Guid("d78612c7-9962-4b83-95d9-268046dad23a");
uiShell.FindToolWindow((uint)__VSFINDTOOLWIN.FTW_fForceCreate, ref errorListGuid, out var frame);
frame.Show();

Find and Activate Any Tool Window

public static async Task ShowToolWindowAsync(Guid toolWindowGuid)
{
    await ThreadHelper.JoinableTaskFactory.SwitchToMainThreadAsync();

    var shell = await VS.Services.GetUIShellAsync();
    shell.FindToolWindow(
        (uint)__VSFINDTOOLWIN.FTW_fForceCreate,
        ref toolWindowGuid,
        out var frame);

    frame?.Show();
}
Use `EnvDTE.Constants` for common tool windows when available, as they provide compile-time checking and better discoverability.

See Also