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title: "How to Report a Problem with Visual Studio 2017 | Microsoft Docs"
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# How to Report a Problem with Visual Studio 2017
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If you encounter a problem with Visual Studio, we want to know about it so that we can diagnose and fix it. By using the **Report a Problem** tool, you can collect detailed information about the problem and then send it to Microsoft with just a few button clicks.
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# How to report a problem with Visual Studio 2017
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If you experience a problem with Visual Studio, we want to know about it. Here's how to report the problem so that we can diagnose and fix it.
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Microsoft respects your privacy. For information about how we treat the data that you send to us, see [Microsoft Visual Studio Product Family Privacy Statement](https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/dn948229).
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# Sign in to Visual Studio
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If you haven't already done so, sign in to Visual Studio before you report a problem. That way, you can report a problem that you're experiencing, and also vote or comment on it. You can even vote or comment on any other problem that you see posted, too.
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## Open the Report a Problem tool
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Click the user feedback icon next to **Quick Launch** in the title bar, or click **Help | Send Feedback | Report a Problem**.
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## Sign in to Visual Studio
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If you haven't already done so, you'll want to sign in to Visual Studio before you report a problem. That way, not only can you report a problem that you're experiencing, but you can vote or comment on it or on any other problem that you see posted, too.
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1. Click **Sign In**; it's on the left-hand side of the tool, as shown in the following screenshot.
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2. Follow the instructions on-screen to sign in.
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1. Click **Sign In**; it's on the right-hand side of the tool, as shown in the following screenshot.
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2. Follow the instructions on-screen to sign in.
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## Search and vote for similar problems
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### <aname="search_and_vote"></a>
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1. Search for your problem and see if others have reported it already.
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2. If someone has reported it, "up vote" it to let us know.
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1. Search for your problem and see if others have reported it, too.
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2. If someone has reported it, "up-vote" it to let us know.
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## Report a new problem
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### <aname="report_new_problem"></a>
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1. At the bottom left of the Visual Studio**Report a Problem**tool, click the "**+**" button.
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2.Create a descriptive title for the problem that will help us route it to the correct Visual Studio team.
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3.Give us any additional details, and if possible, provide us with the steps to reproduce the problem.
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1. If you don’t find what you're looking for, click the**Report new problem**button at the bottom of the screen.
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## Provide a trace and heap dump (optional)
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Trace and heap dump files are very useful in helping us diagnose problems. We appreciate it very much when you use the **Report a Problem** tool to record your repro steps and send the data to Microsoft. Here's how to do so.
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Trace and heap dump files are very useful in helping us diagnose problems. We appreciate it very much when you use the **Report a Problem** tool to record your repro steps and send the data to Microsoft. Here's how to do so.
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1. Click the **Record** tab.
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2. Click **Start Recording**. Give permission to run the tool.
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5. Wait a few minutes for Visual Studio to collect and package the information that you recorded. When it is done, you'll see a dialog that looks similar to the following.
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3. When the **Steps Recorder** tool appears, perform the steps that reproduce the problem.
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5. Wait a few minutes for Visual Studio to collect and package the information that you recorded.
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