# C# test explorer not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [June 3, 2025, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/c-test-explorer-not-working/99408 "2025-06-03T10:03:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![genne](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/genne/32/44146_2.png) [@genne](https://forum.cursor.com/u/genne)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/c-test-explorer-not-working/99408/1 "2025-06-03T10:04:00Z")
Hi, I just installed the recommended C# extension from Anysphere, but after doing so Test Explorer stopped discovering my tests. I then tried installing the popular “.NET Core Test Explorer” extension, yet it keeps prompting me to install the Anysphere C# extension - which I’ve already done - and clicking **Install and Reload** does nothing:: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/d/3/d338a0fa51db28ffcfe47c49b577df75c6365cf5.png) What is the recommended way of running C# tests in cursor? ---
**Author:** ![ravirahman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/ravirahman/32/20386_2.png) [@ravirahman](https://forum.cursor.com/u/ravirahman)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/c-test-explorer-not-working/99408/3 "2025-06-03T16:38:15Z")
Hi @genne, the next update to Cursor should fix this issue. In the meantime, could you try the technique described [here](https://forum.cursor.com/t/after-installing-the-c-c-extension-from-anysphere-platformio-ide-is-not-activated/97778/14) to manually patch the net core test explorer? ---
**Author:** ![genne](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/genne/32/44146_2.png) [@genne](https://forum.cursor.com/u/genne)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/c-test-explorer-not-working/99408/4 "2025-06-04T08:11:51Z")
Thanks, works! ---
**Author:** ![genne](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/genne/32/44146_2.png) [@genne](https://forum.cursor.com/u/genne)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/c-test-explorer-not-working/99408/5 "2025-06-05T06:58:09Z")
Hi again @ravirahman, Do you (or anyone else in this forum) recommend some specific plugin for .NET testing? With your workaround I can get the plugin to load, but it’s extremely slow and quite often fails to load for other reasons. With the original C# plugin (by MS) this worked out of the box. Thanks, Christian ---
**Author:** ![ravirahman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/ravirahman/32/20386_2.png) [@ravirahman](https://forum.cursor.com/u/ravirahman)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/c-test-explorer-not-working/99408/7 "2025-06-05T15:18:18Z")
Hi @genne – I’d also recommend checking out DotRush, which has a built-in test explorer: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/f/4/f4a29e68bf0504200729905e4d8b8ea875d8b93e.png) ---
**Author:** ![genne](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/genne/32/44146_2.png) [@genne](https://forum.cursor.com/u/genne)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/c-test-explorer-not-working/99408/8 "2025-06-09T08:48:58Z")
Thanks @ravirahman, seems to work! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/c-test-explorer-not-working/99408/9 "2025-07-09T08:49:35Z")
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