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Documents the new adapter setting UseHierarchyProperty (nunit/nunit3-vs-adapter#1526), which makes Test Explorer build its tree from NUnit's structure (nunit/nunit3-vs-adapter#1097).

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What changed in this PR

Documents the NUnit adapter 6.4 UseHierarchyProperty setting, which lets Test Explorer group tests using NUnit’s structure rather than splitting fully qualified names.

Changes:

• Adds the setting to the configuration table with its default value of false.
• Explains its effect on parameterized fixtures, nested classes, and names containing dots.
• Provides a .runsettings example enabling the setting.

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docs/​articles/​vs-test-adapter/​Tips-And-Tricks.md	Adds the setting reference, behavior explanation, and configuration example.

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