title: Visual Studio Express 2012 annoying pop-up dialog on thrown exception
body: <p><strong>Problem description:</strong></p>
  
  <p>Whenever an exception is thrown and not catched a dialog pops up. I want Visual Studio Express 2012 just to break and stop grabbing all my input with this modal dialog window. Example of the dialog: <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/d9zRi.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p><strong>Wanted solution:</strong></p>
  
  <p>VS <strong>2010</strong> does not show this annoying pop-up window but something called exception assistant. How an I can get the same type of break on exceptions in 2012 as in 2010? Even if that's not possible I really want the pop-up to be <strong>gone</strong> while keeping the break.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Things I've tried to solve this problem:</strong></p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Search for a solution on both Google and here on StackOverflow (some of the keywords I used: visual studio 2012, pop-up, window, dialog, exception assistant, exception, break)</li>
  <li>Run repair on VS 2012</li>
  <li>Uninstall and delete settings (folder: C:\Users\&lt;username>\Documents\Visual Studio 2012) followed by an install</li>
  <li>Tools -> Import and Export Settings -> "Reset all settings"</li>
  <li>Enable the "Break when exception type is thrown"</li>
  <li>Change settings in the: "Tools -> Options -> Debugging -> General"</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Edit:</p>
  
  <p>I'm using the Express edition, <a href="http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/762652/enable-exception-assistant-option-missing-from-vs2012-express-for-desktop" rel="noreferrer">no exception assistant anymore</a>! :(</p>
  
  <p>Edit2:</p>
  
  <p>Found a (very ugly) workaround using AutoHotkey:</p>
  
  <pre><code>#SingleInstance force
  #Persistent
  loop
  {
      WinWaitActive, Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop
      WinClose, Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop
  }
  return
  </code></pre>