Visual Studio's Access Modifier drop down option is disabled for resource file [closed] Visual Studio's Access Modifier drop down option is disabled for resource file [closed] asp.net asp.net

Visual Studio's Access Modifier drop down option is disabled for resource file [closed]


If possible, change your Custom Tool back to the default "ResXFileCodeGenerator".

I tried changing a default web app project to use "GlobalResourceProxyGenerator" and it caused the Access Modifier drop down to disable.


  1. Right click on your file resource, choose Properties (Alt+Enter)
  2. Change Build Action to Embedded Resource
  3. Change Custom Tool to PublicResXFileCodeGenerator

Now it works.