Visualstudio-docs: Where is VSTest.console.exe located?

[mehagar]

There is no mention of where to find it.

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• ID: e27af73d-196c-4653-aa07-acf7e8b425e3
• Version Independent ID: b8957d80-ffa0-1c42-d3f0-6e4d00bf7a1e
• Content: VSTest.Console.exe command-line options - Visual Studio
• Content Source: docs/test/vstest-console-options.md
• Product: visual-studio-windows
• Technology: vs-ide-test
• GitHub Login: @gewarren
• Microsoft Alias: gewarren

[gewarren]

We need to add the following location info to the doc:

%Program Files(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\\\\common7ide\CommonExtensions\microsoft\TestPlatform

However if you use developer command prompt to run it, you don't need to specify a path.

[mehagar]

Based on this comment it should be from a different location.

[LirazShay]

Is it applied also for running visual studio load test?
In the previous version we used mstest to run the load test but it doesn't work with on premise (test controller) in 2019, we don't know what is the problem.

[nzain]

For VS 2017 Professional, I found vstest.console.exe under

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Professional\Common7\IDE\Extensions\TestPlatform

Note the difference to the comment from @gewarren : Extensions\ vs TestExtensions\.

[Mikejo5000]

Updating doc. Referencing Developer Command Prompt, and file location. Looks like there are several valid locations.

[Filip01011010]

This path in DOC still seems invalid

%Program Files(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\<version>\<edition>\common7\ide\CommonExtensions\<Platform | Microsoft>

It should be more like:

%Program Files(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\<version>\<edition>\common7\ide\<Extensions | CommonExtensions>\<TestPlatform | Platform | Microsoft>