Visual Studio 2013 Keeps Crashing with Web Essentials

Question

I have integrated Typescript + Web Essentials into my project, on which I've worked with VS 2012 so far.

I had a problem with typescript that did not compile on save and I edited my csproj according to this question, which solved my problem.

The other day I installed VS2013, installed Web Essentials 2013 and since then everytime I load my solution VS2013 crashes. If I uninstall Web Essentials, everything works fine.

I tried removing the text I had edited into the csproj but to no avail.

This is the problem's details I get from the crash:

  Problem Event Name:   CLR20r3
  Problem Signature 01: devenv.exe
  Problem Signature 02: 12.0.30110.0
  Problem Signature 03: 52cfb65a
  Problem Signature 04: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Platform.VSEditor
  Problem Signature 05: 12.0.21005.1
  Problem Signature 06: 524fcbc8
  Problem Signature 07: 2e6
  Problem Signature 08: 19
  Problem Signature 09: System.NullReferenceException
  OS Version:   6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.4
  Locale ID:    1033
  Additional Information 1: 0a9e
  Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
  Additional Information 3: 0a9e
  Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

Not much idea as to how to fix this issue.

EDIT: I've noticed the crash happens only when I open a .ts file. The solution kept insta-crashing since there were .ts files opened already. I disabled Web Essentials, closed them all, enabled WE and then the solution opened without the crash. Then opening a .ts file triggered the crash.

Here is the stack trace:

>   Microsoft.VisualStudio.Platform.VSEditor.dll!Microsoft.VisualStudio.Utilities.Implementation.ContentTypeRegistryImpl.GetContentType(string typeName)    Unknown
    WebEssentials2013.dll!MadsKristensen.EditorExtensions.Margin.TextViewMargin.CreateTextViewHost(string contentType)  Unknown
    WebEssentials2013.dll!MadsKristensen.EditorExtensions.Margin.TextViewMargin.CreatePreviewControl(double width)  Unknown
    WebEssentials2013.dll!MadsKristensen.EditorExtensions.MarginBase.CreateMarginControls() Unknown
    WebEssentials2013.dll!MadsKristensen.EditorExtensions.CompilingMarginBase.CreateMarginControls()    Unknown
    WindowsBase.dll!System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(System.Delegate callback, object args, int numArgs)  Unknown
    WindowsBase.dll!MS.Internal.Threading.ExceptionFilterHelper.TryCatchWhen(object source, System.Delegate method, object args, int numArgs, System.Delegate catchHandler) Unknown
    WindowsBase.dll!System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeImpl()   Unknown
    WindowsBase.dll!System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeInSecurityContext(object state)  Unknown

mscorlib.dll!System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext executionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback callback, object state, bool preserveSyncCtx)   Unknown
mscorlib.dll!System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext executionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback callback, object state, bool preserveSyncCtx)   Unknown
mscorlib.dll!System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext executionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback callback, object state) Unknown
WindowsBase.dll!System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.Invoke()   Unknown
WindowsBase.dll!System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.ProcessQueue()  Unknown
WindowsBase.dll!System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WndProcHook(System.IntPtr hwnd, int msg, System.IntPtr wParam, System.IntPtr lParam, ref bool handled)  Unknown
WindowsBase.dll!MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(System.IntPtr hwnd, int msg, System.IntPtr wParam, System.IntPtr lParam, ref bool handled) Unknown
WindowsBase.dll!MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(object o) Unknown
WindowsBase.dll!System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(System.Delegate callback, object args, int numArgs)  Unknown
WindowsBase.dll!MS.Internal.Threading.ExceptionFilterHelper.TryCatchWhen(object source, System.Delegate method, object args, int numArgs, System.Delegate catchHandler) Unknown
WindowsBase.dll!System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.LegacyInvokeImpl(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority priority, System.TimeSpan timeout, System.Delegate method, object args, int numArgs)   Unknown
WindowsBase.dll!MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(System.IntPtr hwnd, int msg, System.IntPtr wParam, System.IntPtr lParam)  Unknown

Answer 1

For any seekers - install VS 2013 Update 2 and it will not crash anymore.