Asp.net – 'Publish web app' tab not loading. Visual Studio 2022

The "Publish" tab on Visual Studio is the worst! It’s a pretty common issue, though, and there are a few things you can try to get unstuck:

1. Clear Out Publish Profiles and Cache Head to your project folder,
   look under Properties/PublishProfiles, and delete any .pubxml files.
   Then, clear Visual Studio’s cache by deleting the
   ComponentModelCache folder (you can find it in
   %LocalAppData%MicrosoftVisualStudio17.0_xxx, where 17.0_xxx
   matches your version). Sometimes a fresh start works wonders.

2. Turn Off Extensions Temporarily Extensions can sometimes throw a
   wrench in the publishing process. Go to Extensions > Manage
   Extensions, and try disabling anything you don’t absolutely need
   right now. If it helps, you’ll know an extension was the culprit.

3. Run as Administrator A classic! Right-click on the Visual Studio
   icon and select “Run as administrator.” Sometimes, those extra
   permissions are what it needs to get going.

4. Reset Visual Studio Settings If Visual Studio’s acting particularly
   quirky, you could try resetting it to default settings. Just go to
   Tools > Import and Export Settings > Reset all settings. It’s like a
   quick refresh for everything.

5. Clear the MEF Cache Close Visual Studio, delete the
   ComponentModelCache folder (as mentioned above), and then restart.
   It’s a good fix when Visual Studio gets stuck loading background
   components.

6. Update Everything Make sure both Visual Studio and the .NET SDK are
   up-to-date. Just go to Help > Check for Updates in Visual Studio,
   and check the .NET website for any SDK updates.

7. Use the Command Line as a Backup Plan If nothing else works, you can
   always try dotnet publish from the command line. If you’re deploying
   to Azure, consider setting up a DevOps pipeline as a longer-term
   solution.

Hopefully, one of these tips will get things moving again! Let me know how it goes or if anything comes up along the way!