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Stop MSBuild From Holding Files
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Stop MSBuild From Locking Files

Stop MSBuild from locking your files! Also, consider that the problem could be MSBuild or something your build is doing.

Note: Use Visual Studio Developer Command Prompt.

In Visual Studio

  1. set MSBUILDDISABLENODEREUSE=1
  2. devenv yourproject.csproj

In CLI

msbuild yourproject.csproj /nr:false

Killing MSBuild Processes

taskkill /im msbuild.exe

Here's a handy script I use to kill various .NET processes that tend to hold onto files.

taskkill /f /im msbuild.exe
taskkill /f /im dotnet.exe
taskkill /f /im vbcscompiler.exe
taskkill /f /im omnisharp.exe
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