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The debugger's variables window does not contain any variables if the window comes to view after the debugging session has begun.
Do you mean a situation when the debugging session has begun and the debugger has not been stopped yet ? Note that Variables Window is refreshed only if the debugger is stopped (not running). All variables related to the current context given by the current thread are listed then.
can not reproduce