

Our project is an ASP.NET Framework 4.5.2 MVC solution, with lots of other tech thrown in (e.g. (If you're just looking for the solution, jump to the Summary section at the bottom) Tracking the Problem Here's how I fixed my missing Intellisense and nonfunctional Go To Definition in Visual Studio 2019. So, when I eventually did find the solution that worked for me, it occurred to me that I cannot be the only one with this problem. I went off to Google the problem and found nothing that helped me. Where the $#^! is it?!" Photo by André François McKenzie / Unsplash

It was like suddenly missing a finger, or being unable to find my phone: part of myself was gone. I hadn't realized how much I relied on those two features of Visual Studio until I could no longer use them. Intellisense was straight-up missing in multiple places.Go To Definition didn't work for a great many classes, methods, and properties.I had a set of very strange problems after upgrading to Visual Studio 2019 early this week, and they were significantly hampering my ability to get work done.
