How to set the registry to create new project type in visual studio

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I am not able to set the registry for creating the new project type in Visual Studio.

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I am following the below link:
New Project Generation: Under the Hood, Part One - Visual Studio (Windows) | Microsoft Learn[^]

In this, while doing the project type root nodes, I am facing a problem in setting the system registry key. I'm not able to find the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\NewProjectTemplates\TemplateDirs.

Posted 22-Aug-23 4:55am

Meghana Mekala

Updated 23-Aug-23 1:42am

Deeksha Shenoy

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Dave Kreskowiak 22-Aug-23 12:33pm

That article you're following is for an old version of Visual Studio 2015. It will not work for newer versions.

You do not create templates by manipulating the registry.

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2023-08-22T05:42:00

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That is not the way to create new templates; you need to stay well away from the registry unless you completely understand it. If you want to create a new project template you should go to Templates for projects and files - Visual Studio (Windows) | Microsoft Learn[^]

Posted 22-Aug-23 5:42am

Richard MacCutchan

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Meghana Mekala 23-Aug-23 4:42am

I want to create new project type, not project template

Richard MacCutchan 23-Aug-23 4:43am

Well you need to explain exactly what you mean by "new project trype".