ArcGIS Silverlight API Visual Studio Crash

While testing out the ArcGIS API for Silverlight, Visual Studio decided to hang and then needed to close. Although, it was kind enough to give me this very informative message.



It seems that this is a known issue with no real good solution. But, there is a work around so that you can at least get some work done, or pretend to get some work done.

Apparently, the crash occurs when the layout window is open. So, in order to keep the layout window closed go to:

Tools -> Options -> Text Editor -> XAML -> Miscellaneous




Check off always open documents in full XAML view.

Now you can at least code up your XAML without Visual Studio crashing.