Error TF400324 when starting the Visual Studio Test Controller
I recently had a problem starting the Test Controller Configuration Tool. There was no error, but it simply hung on the loading state. A quick look at the event log showed three errors. The most important one was: The Controller service could not be started. TF400324: Team Foundation services are not available from server: [redacted URL] The URL was referring to an old team project collection. I actually wanted to use the Configuration Tool to change this URL. Since I could not attach the controller to another collection by using the Configuration Tool, I started to look around to find where the configuration itself was stored. The answer is an XML file named QTControllerConfig.xml located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE. I opened the file, replaced the content with this: <? xml version = " 1.0 " encoding = " UTF-8 " ?> < ControllerConfiguration xmlns = " http : // microsoft.com /schemas/VisualStudio/TeamTe