A blank control template is created when you click "Edit a Copy" in Visual Studio 2012 Extension SDK

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Symptoms

Assume that you click Edit aCopy to create a copy of a control template in Blend or in XAML Designer on a computer that has Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Extension SDK installed. In this situation, a blank copy of the control template is created.
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Resolution

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
  1. Exit Visual Studio 2012 if it is running.
  2. Download and install the latest release of the Visual Studio Update from the Microsoft Download Center. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
    Download the Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 package now.
    (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=266498)
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/ )
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Restart requirement

You do not have to restart your computer after you install this package.
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Workaround

To work around this problem, follow these steps:
  1. Open the Generic.xaml file from the following location:
    <Extension SDK installation folder>\Redist\CommonConfiguration\neutral\Themes
  2. In the default style of the Generic.xaml file, locate the default template for Visual Studio 2012 Extension SDK.
  3. Copy and paste the default template information into the blank copy of the control template that was mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.
  4. Change the xmlns names for the control template as appropriate, and use the Style attribute.
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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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References

To view a readme file that contains more information about this issue, go to the following Microsoft website:
Visual Studio 2012 readme
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=255962)
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Properties

Article ID: 2738093 - Last Review: November 26, 2012 - Revision: 3.0
Applies to
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate 2012
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Premium 2012
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2012
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Web
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8
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