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NuGet Pack error: The default XML namespace of the project must be the MSBuild XML namespace

I am following the MS Instructions for preparing a NuGet Package on a .NET 4.7 Class Library I created with VS 2022. Unlike the .NET 6 Library, there are no project properties that facilitate building a NuGet package.
When I run the command nuget pack I get this error. Of course, if I look at the CSPROJ file, the namespace is on the Project element, so the error is not helpful.
Now, this differs from the other Q&A I found on StackExchange, because it occurs on the nuget pack command, so the other questions don't answer this one.
Does anyone know how to resolve this?
The CSPROJ file is here:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
<PropertyGroup>
<Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
<Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
<ProjectGuid>{6A38AC27-E82D-47CF-B1C6-D987D7BCAE0C}</ProjectGuid>
<OutputType>Library</OutputType>
<AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
<RootNamespace>CodaRESTClient.NET</RootNamespace>
<AssemblyName>CodaRESTClient.NET</AssemblyName>
<TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.7.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
<FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
<Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
<NuGetPackageImportStamp>
</NuGetPackageImportStamp>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
<DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
<DebugType>full</DebugType>
<Optimize>false</Optimize>
<OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
<DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
<ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
<WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
<DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
<Optimize>true</Optimize>
<OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
<DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
<ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
<WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup>
<ApplicationIcon>Coda Logo - Image only.ico</ApplicationIcon>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<Reference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.6.0.0\lib\net461\Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=13.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.13.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="RestSharp, Version=108.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=598062e77f915f75, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\RestSharp.108.0.1\lib\netstandard2.0\RestSharp.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System" />
<Reference Include="System.Buffers, Version=4.0.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\System.Buffers.4.5.1\lib\net461\System.Buffers.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System.Core" />
<Reference Include="System.Memory, Version=4.0.1.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\System.Memory.4.5.4\lib\net461\System.Memory.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System.Numerics" />
<Reference Include="System.Numerics.Vectors, Version=4.1.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\System.Numerics.Vectors.4.5.0\lib\net46\System.Numerics.Vectors.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.6.0.0\lib\net461\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System.Text.Encodings.Web, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\System.Text.Encodings.Web.6.0.0\lib\net461\System.Text.Encodings.Web.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System.Text.Json, Version=6.0.0.6, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\System.Text.Json.6.0.6\lib\net461\System.Text.Json.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions, Version=4.2.0.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.4.5.4\lib\net461\System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System.ValueTuple, Version=4.0.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\System.ValueTuple.4.5.0\lib\net47\System.ValueTuple.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System.Web" />
<Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
<Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
<Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
<Reference Include="System.Data" />
<Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
<Reference Include="System.Xml" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<Compile Include="Client.cs" />
<Compile Include="Client_Comment.cs" />
<Compile Include="Client_Discussion.cs" />
<Compile Include="Client_Errors.cs" />
<Compile Include="Client_Moderator.cs" />
<Compile Include="Client_Subscriptions.cs" />
<Compile Include="Client_Troubleshoot.cs" />
<Compile Include="Client_Vote.cs" />
<Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
<Compile Include="SerializableDictionary.cs" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<None Include="app.config" />
<None Include="packages.config" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<Content Include="Coda Logo - Image only.ico" />
</ItemGroup>
<Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
<Import Project="..\packages\System.Text.Json.6.0.6\build\System.Text.Json.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\System.Text.Json.6.0.6\build\System.Text.Json.targets')" />
<Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
<PropertyGroup>
<ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them. For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
</PropertyGroup>
<Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\System.Text.Json.6.0.6\build\System.Text.Json.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\System.Text.Json.6.0.6\build\System.Text.Json.targets'))" />
</Target>
</Project>
... and the NUSPEC file:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd">
<metadata>
<id>$id$</id>
<version>$version$</version>
<title>$title$</title>
<authors>$author$</authors>
<owners>$author$</owners>
<licenseUrl>https://licenses.nuget.org/CATOSL-1.1</licenseUrl>
<projectUrl>https://github.com/info-tpr/CodaEA</projectUrl>
<iconUrl>https://www.codaea.io/images/CodaEA.png</iconUrl>
<requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
<description>$description$</description>
<releaseNotes>Summary of changes made in this release of the package.</releaseNotes>
<copyright>Copyright 2022, The Parallel Revolution LLC, All Rights Reserved</copyright>
<tags>error code analysis</tags>
</metadata>
</package>
The full error message from nuget command is:
nuget : The default XML namespace of the project must be the MSBuild XML namespace. If the project is authored in the MSBuild 2003 format, please add
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" to the <Project> element. If the project has been authored in the old 1.0 or 1.2 format, please convert it to MSBuild 2003 format.
E:\Data\dotNetDev\codaea\CodaRESTServer\packages\System.Text.Json.6.0.6\build\System.Text.Json.targets
At line:1 char:1
+ nuget pack
+ ~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (The default XML...xt.Json.targets:String) [], RemoteException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError

Error building project - unable to find assemblies in the package folder

I have loaded a solution developed in a older visual studio version in my local visual studio 2017. There are many reference to external dlls. When I compile the solution I get error as below despite the fact that the dll's are available under the "packages" folder in the solution. The target framework of the projects in the solution are set to .NET Framework 4. I have .NET Framework 4.7.1 installed in my computer. I would appreciate some help on this.
Updated with project file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<PropertyGroup>
<Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
<Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
<ProductVersion>9.0.30729</ProductVersion>
<SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
<ProjectGuid>{D47A4044-AC8E-49F8-AD93-9D595F594C85}</ProjectGuid>
<OutputType>Library</OutputType>
<AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
<RootNamespace>Biz</RootNamespace>
<AssemblyName>TakstNettBiz</AssemblyName>
<TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
<FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
<SccProjectName>SAK</SccProjectName>
<SccLocalPath>SAK</SccLocalPath>
<SccAuxPath>SAK</SccAuxPath>
<SccProvider>SAK</SccProvider>
<FileUpgradeFlags>
</FileUpgradeFlags>
<OldToolsVersion>3.5</OldToolsVersion>
<UpgradeBackupLocation />
<PublishUrl>publish\</PublishUrl>
<Install>true</Install>
<InstallFrom>Disk</InstallFrom>
<UpdateEnabled>false</UpdateEnabled>
<UpdateMode>Foreground</UpdateMode>
<UpdateInterval>7</UpdateInterval>
<UpdateIntervalUnits>Days</UpdateIntervalUnits>
<UpdatePeriodically>false</UpdatePeriodically>
<UpdateRequired>false</UpdateRequired>
<MapFileExtensions>true</MapFileExtensions>
<ApplicationRevision>0</ApplicationRevision>
<ApplicationVersion>1.0.0.%2a</ApplicationVersion>
<IsWebBootstrapper>false</IsWebBootstrapper>
<UseApplicationTrust>false</UseApplicationTrust>
<BootstrapperEnabled>true</BootstrapperEnabled>
<TargetFrameworkProfile />
<NuGetPackageImportStamp>
</NuGetPackageImportStamp>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup>
<StyleCopEnabled>false</StyleCopEnabled>
<StyleCopTreatErrorsAsWarnings>false</StyleCopTreatErrorsAsWarnings>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
<DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
<DebugType>full</DebugType>
<Optimize>false</Optimize>
<OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
<DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
<ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
<WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
<CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
<TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
<DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
<Optimize>true</Optimize>
<OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
<DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
<ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
<WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
<CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
<TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'CIFastBuild|AnyCPU'">
<OutputPath>bin\CIFastBuild\</OutputPath>
<DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
<Optimize>true</Optimize>
<TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
<DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
<PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
<ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
<CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<Reference Include="AutoMapper, Version=3.3.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=be96cd2c38ef1005, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
<HintPath>..\..\packages\AutoMapper.3.3.0\lib\net40\AutoMapper.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="AutoMapper.Net4, Version=3.3.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=be96cd2c38ef1005, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
<HintPath>..\..\packages\AutoMapper.3.3.0\lib\net40\AutoMapper.Net4.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Castle.Core, Version=3.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=407dd0808d44fbdc, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
<HintPath>..\..\packages\Castle.Core.3.2.2\lib\net40-client\Castle.Core.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Common.Logging">
<HintPath>..\..\packages\Common.Logging.2.1.2\lib\net40\Common.Logging.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="EntityFramework, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
<HintPath>..\..\packages\EntityFramework.6.0.2\lib\net40\EntityFramework.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="EntityFramework.SqlServer">
<HintPath>..\..\packages\EntityFramework.6.0.2\lib\net40\EntityFramework.SqlServer.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="FluentMigrator">
<HintPath>..\..\packages\FluentMigrator.1.4.0.0\lib\40\FluentMigrator.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Magnum">
<HintPath>..\..\packages\Magnum.2.1.3\lib\NET40\Magnum.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="MassTransit">
<HintPath>..\..\packages\MassTransit.2.9.9\lib\net40\MassTransit.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="MassTransit.Transports.MSMQ">
<HintPath>..\..\packages\MassTransit.MSMQ.2.9.9\lib\net40\MassTransit.Transports.MSMQ.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Microsoft.Data.Edm, Version=5.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
<HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.Data.Edm.5.2.0\lib\net40\Microsoft.Data.Edm.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Microsoft.Data.OData, Version=5.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
<HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.Data.OData.5.2.0\lib\net40\Microsoft.Data.OData.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
<HintPath>..\..\lib\Microsoft Windows Identity Foundation 3.5\Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll</HintPath>
<Private>True</Private>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.1.0.0.0\lib\net40\Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Configuration, Version=1.8.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ConfigurationManager.1.8.0.0\lib\net35-full\Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Configuration.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage, Version=2.1.0.3, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
<HintPath>..\..\packages\WindowsAzure.Storage.2.1.0.3\lib\net40\Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
<HintPath>..\..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.6.0.6\lib\net40\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Ninject, Version=3.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c7192dc5380945e7, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
<HintPath>..\..\packages\Ninject.3.2.2.0\lib\net40\Ninject.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="RestSharp">
<HintPath>..\..\packages\RestSharp.104.2.0\lib\net4\RestSharp.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System" />
<Reference Include="System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations" />
<Reference Include="System.configuration" />
<Reference Include="System.Core">
<RequiredTargetFramework>3.5</RequiredTargetFramework>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System.Data" />
<Reference Include="System.Data.Linq" />
<Reference Include="System.Data.Services.Client" />
<Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
<Reference Include="System.EnterpriseServices" />
<Reference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization">
<RequiredTargetFramework>3.0</RequiredTargetFramework>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System.Security" />
<Reference Include="System.ServiceModel" />
<Reference Include="System.Spatial, Version=5.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
<HintPath>..\..\packages\System.Spatial.5.2.0\lib\net40\System.Spatial.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System.Transactions" />
<Reference Include="System.Web" />
<Reference Include="System.Web.DataVisualization" />
<Reference Include="System.Web.Extensions" />
<Reference Include="System.Web.Helpers, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.2.0.30506.0\lib\net40\System.Web.Helpers.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System.Web.Razor, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.2.0.30506.0\lib\net40\System.Web.Razor.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System.Web.Services" />
<Reference Include="System.Web.WebPages, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.2.0.30506.0\lib\net40\System.Web.WebPages.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System.Web.WebPages.Deployment, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.2.0.30506.0\lib\net40\System.Web.WebPages.Deployment.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.2.0.30506.0\lib\net40\System.Web.WebPages.Razor.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System.Xml" />
<Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
<Reference Include="WebActivatorEx">
<HintPath>..\..\packages\WebActivatorEx.2.0.5\lib\net40\WebActivatorEx.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>

The issue is that the hintpath of your project did not point to the right dll path of your packages folder under the solution folder.
If the csproj exists under the proejct folder while the packages folder is on one above folder of the file, then the error happens.
You should change ..\..\ to ..\. Use the right path.
Or try this command under Tools-->Nuget Package Manager-->Package Manager Console
update-package -reinstall
to reinstall all the nuget packages.
Answer from the Customer
embarrassingly enough the whole issue was with the solution path where my solution was located in my local computer. I had a long path including a folder having two words as well. After trying everything else I moved the solution folder to C:\temp folder and the issue was no longer there. The error showed in VS was quite misleading. What a waist of time. Thank you for your efforts !

Installing multiple nuget packages by manually editing the packages.config

I need to install a bunch of packages on multiple projects, and it would be nice to not have to manually look them all up in each project and install them one by one. Is it possible to add this to a packages.config and run some sort of update command?
<package id="Serilog" version="2.6.0" targetFramework="net472" />
<package id="Serilog.Enrichers.AssemblyName" version="1.0.9" targetFramework="net472" />
<package id="Serilog.Enrichers.Environment" version="2.1.3" targetFramework="net472" />
<package id="Serilog.Enrichers.Memory" version="1.0.4" targetFramework="net472" />
<package id="Serilog.Enrichers.Process" version="2.0.1" targetFramework="net472" />
<package id="Serilog.Enrichers.Thread" version="3.1.0" targetFramework="net472" />
<package id="Serilog.Formatting.Compact" version="1.0.0" targetFramework="net472" />
<package id="Serilog.Settings.AppSettings" version="2.2.2" targetFramework="net472" />
<package id="Serilog.Sinks.Console" version="3.1.1" targetFramework="net472" />
<package id="Serilog.Sinks.File" version="4.1.0" targetFramework="net472" />
<package id="Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatching" version="2.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
<package id="Serilog.Sinks.Seq" version="4.0.0" targetFramework="net472" />
I tried to run Update-Package –reinstall -projectName MyProject but it just removed the packages I added

As the packages where never installed, you can not update them. You need to install the packages first:
E.g.
Install-Package Serilog
More information
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/consume-packages/install-use-packages-powershell

I discovered that I could unload a project and copy these lines from the first .csproj file into the second. This saved my from having to run the Install-Package command an ungodly number of times.
<Reference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.AssemblyName, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Serilog.Enrichers.AssemblyName.1.0.9\lib\net461\Serilog.Enrichers.AssemblyName.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Environment, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=24c2f752a8e58a10, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Serilog.Enrichers.Environment.2.1.3\lib\net45\Serilog.Enrichers.Environment.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Memory, Version=1.0.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b7bed4405496f503, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Serilog.Enrichers.Memory.1.0.4\lib\net45\Serilog.Enrichers.Memory.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Process, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=24c2f752a8e58a10, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Serilog.Enrichers.Process.2.0.1\lib\net45\Serilog.Enrichers.Process.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Thread, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=24c2f752a8e58a10, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Serilog.Enrichers.Thread.3.1.0\lib\net45\Serilog.Enrichers.Thread.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Serilog.Formatting.Compact, Version=1.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=24c2f752a8e58a10, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Serilog.Formatting.Compact.1.1.0\lib\net452\Serilog.Formatting.Compact.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Serilog.Settings.AppSettings, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=24c2f752a8e58a10, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Serilog.Settings.AppSettings.2.2.2\lib\net45\Serilog.Settings.AppSettings.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console, Version=3.1.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=24c2f752a8e58a10, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Serilog.Sinks.Console.3.1.1\lib\net45\Serilog.Sinks.Console.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=24c2f752a8e58a10, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Serilog.Sinks.File.4.1.0\lib\net45\Serilog.Sinks.File.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatching, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=24c2f752a8e58a10, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatching.2.3.0\lib\net45\Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatching.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Seq, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=24c2f752a8e58a10, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Serilog.Sinks.Seq.4.0.0\lib\net45\Serilog.Sinks.Seq.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>

How can I resolve this build issue? MSBuild Error: MSB4216

I'm trying to build a dotnet project, and I don't believe there is anything wrong with the project file. I suspect it is something wrong with my environment. Currently I am using windows 10. Below is the error I received and the project file. I should also mention I am performing this through CLI
Console Output
PS C:\Users\Jon\WowFishingAssist> dotnet build .\WowFishingAssist.sln
Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 16.5.0+d4cbfca49 for .NET Core
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Nothing to do. None of the projects specified contain packages to restore.
C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\3.1.201\Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets(3032,5): error MSB4216: Could not run the "GenerateResource" task because MSBuild could not create or connect to a task host with runtime "CLR4" and architecture "x86". Please ensure that (1) the requested runtime and/or architecture are available on the machine, and (2) that the required executable "C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\3.1.201\MSBuild.exe" exists and can be run. [C:\Users\Jon\WowFishingAssist\WowFishingAssist\WowFishingAssist.csproj]
Build FAILED.
C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\3.1.201\Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets(3032,5): error MSB4216: Could not run the "GenerateResource" task because MSBuild could not create or connect to a task host with runtime "CLR4" and architecture "x86". Please ensure that (1) the requested runtime and/or architecture are available on the machine, and (2) that the required executable "C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\3.1.201\MSBuild.exe" exists and can be run. [C:\Users\Jon\WowFishingAssist\WowFishingAssist\WowFishingAssist.csproj]
0 Warning(s)
1 Error(s)
Time Elapsed 00:00:02.69
PS C:\Users\Jon\WowFishingAssist>
csproj file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
<PropertyGroup>
<Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
<Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
<ProjectGuid>{BDE46AC5-715B-4700-AB85-A31D0412507F}</ProjectGuid>
<OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
<RootNamespace>WowFishingAssist</RootNamespace>
<AssemblyName>WowFishingAssist</AssemblyName>
<TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.6.1</TargetFrameworkVersion>
<FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
<AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
<Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
<PublishUrl>publish\</PublishUrl>
<Install>true</Install>
<InstallFrom>Disk</InstallFrom>
<UpdateEnabled>false</UpdateEnabled>
<UpdateMode>Foreground</UpdateMode>
<UpdateInterval>7</UpdateInterval>
<UpdateIntervalUnits>Days</UpdateIntervalUnits>
<UpdatePeriodically>false</UpdatePeriodically>
<UpdateRequired>false</UpdateRequired>
<MapFileExtensions>true</MapFileExtensions>
<ApplicationRevision>0</ApplicationRevision>
<ApplicationVersion>1.0.0.%2a</ApplicationVersion>
<IsWebBootstrapper>false</IsWebBootstrapper>
<UseApplicationTrust>false</UseApplicationTrust>
<BootstrapperEnabled>true</BootstrapperEnabled>
<DisableOutOfProcTaskHost>true</DisableOutOfProcTaskHost>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
<DisableOutOfProcTaskHost>true</DisableOutOfProcTaskHost>
<PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
<DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
<DebugType>full</DebugType>
<Optimize>false</Optimize>
<OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
<DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
<ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
<WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
<DisableOutOfProcTaskHost>true</DisableOutOfProcTaskHost>
<PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
<DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
<Optimize>true</Optimize>
<OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
<DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
<ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
<WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
<DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
<AllowUnsafeBlocks>false</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup>
<StartupObject>
</StartupObject>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<Reference Include="AForge, Version=2.2.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c1db6ff4eaa06aeb, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\AForge.2.2.5\lib\AForge.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="AForge.Imaging, Version=2.2.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=ba8ddea9676ca48b, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\AForge.Imaging.2.2.5\lib\AForge.Imaging.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="AForge.Math, Version=2.2.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=abba2e25397ee8c9, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\AForge.Math.2.2.5\lib\AForge.Math.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="AForge.Vision, Version=2.2.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b612fa915eefaa06, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\AForge.Vision.2.2.5\lib\AForge.Vision.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="SharpDX, Version=4.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b4dcf0f35e5521f1, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\SharpDX.4.2.0\lib\net45\SharpDX.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="SharpDX.Direct3D11, Version=4.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b4dcf0f35e5521f1, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\SharpDX.Direct3D11.4.2.0\lib\net45\SharpDX.Direct3D11.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="SharpDX.DXGI, Version=4.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b4dcf0f35e5521f1, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\SharpDX.DXGI.4.2.0\lib\net45\SharpDX.DXGI.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System" />
<Reference Include="System.Core" />
<Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
<Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
<Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
<Reference Include="System.Data" />
<Reference Include="System.Deployment" />
<Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
<Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
<Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
<Reference Include="System.Xml" />
<Reference Include="WindowsInput, Version=1.0.6.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=de2685b4776e9c2e, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\InputSimulatorPlus.1.0.7\lib\net20\WindowsInput.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<Compile Include="DXGIScreenGrab.cs" />
<Compile Include="MainForm.cs">
<SubType>Form</SubType>
</Compile>
<Compile Include="MainForm.Designer.cs">
<DependentUpon>MainForm.cs</DependentUpon>
</Compile>
<Compile Include="Program.cs" />
<Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
<EmbeddedResource Include="MainForm.resx">
<DependentUpon>MainForm.cs</DependentUpon>
</EmbeddedResource>
<EmbeddedResource Include="Properties\Resources.resx">
<Generator>ResXFileCodeGenerator</Generator>
<LastGenOutput>Resources.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
<SubType>Designer</SubType>
</EmbeddedResource>
<Compile Include="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">
<AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
<DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon>
<DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
</Compile>
<None Include="packages.config" />
<None Include="Properties\Settings.settings">
<Generator>SettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator>
<LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
</None>
<Compile Include="Properties\Settings.Designer.cs">
<AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
<DependentUpon>Settings.settings</DependentUpon>
<DesignTimeSharedInput>True</DesignTimeSharedInput>
</Compile>
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<None Include="App.config" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<BootstrapperPackage Include=".NETFramework,Version=v4.6.1">
<Visible>False</Visible>
<ProductName>Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 %28x86 and x64%29</ProductName>
<Install>true</Install>
</BootstrapperPackage>
<BootstrapperPackage Include="Microsoft.Net.Framework.3.5.SP1">
<Visible>False</Visible>
<ProductName>.NET Framework 3.5 SP1</ProductName>
<Install>false</Install>
</BootstrapperPackage>
</ItemGroup>
<Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
</Project>

Use Project Reference in Debug and Nuget in Release

I would like to work in my project (A) and a dependent Nuget package (B) at the same time, without the need to release the nuget package on each change.
Is it possible to do a project-reference the Nuget project (B) from the Solution (A) when building Debug. And when building Release use the Nuget package from Source?

One way is to manually edit the csproj file.
If you have currently referenced the NuGet package, you will have a part in the csproj file like this:
....
<ItemGroup>
<Reference Include="log4net, Version=2.0.8.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=669e0ddf0bb1aa2a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\log4net.2.0.8\lib\net45-full\log4net.dll</HintPath>
<Private>True</Private>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System" />
<Reference Include="System.Core" />
<Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
<Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
<Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
<Reference Include="System.Data" />
<Reference Include="System.Xml" />
</ItemGroup>
....
In this example, log4net is used. For your NuGet package, the public key token, version and so on is different.
You can no change it to:
<ItemGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
<Reference Include="log4net">
<HintPath>Debug\log4net.dll</HintPath>
<Private>True</Private>
</Reference>
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
<Reference Include="log4net, Version=2.0.8.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=669e0ddf0bb1aa2a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\log4net.2.0.8\lib\net45-full\log4net.dll</HintPath>
<Private>True</Private>
</Reference>
</ItemGroup>
The Condition attribute in the ItemGroup element is doing the job between debug and release.

Is it possible to do a project-reference the Nuget project (B) from the Solution (A) when building Debug. And when building Release use the Nuget package from Source?
Certainly, but there are some restrictions you need to know.
First, the ID of the NuGet package should different from the name of the reference project, otherwise, the reference from NuGet will replace the project reference.(For example, TestProjectReferenceForDebug is the name of the project reference, if you want to use project reference and NuGet package at the same time, you could not use this project to create the NuGet package directly, so I created a same project with different name to create the NuGet package "TestNuGetForRelease")：
Second, you should use Condition attribute in the ItemGroup element, otherwise, there is an ambiguous reference between 'TestProjectReferenceForDebug' and 'TestNuGetForRelease', so we need add the Condition attribute in the ItemGroup element
<ItemGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU'">
<Reference Include="TestNuGetForRelease, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL" >
<HintPath>..\packages\TestNuGetForRelease.1.0.0\lib\net462\TestNuGetForRelease.dll</HintPath>
<Private>True</Private>
</Reference>
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU'">
<ProjectReference Include="..\TestProjectReferenceForDebug\TestProjectReferenceForDebug.csproj">
<Project>{90424b17-2231-4d7d-997b-608115d9f4d9}</Project>
<Name>TestProjectReferenceForDebug</Name>
</ProjectReference>
</ItemGroup>
Third, after we add the Condition attribute in the ItemGroup element with debug and release, we could use project reference in Debug and Nuget in Release, however, if we use those namespace in one .cs file at same time, we need to add those two namespace, then you will get an error "The referenced component 'xxx' could not be found". That because VS could not find those two namespace only in the "Release" or "Debug" model:
To resolve this error, we have to annotate the namespace which in another configuration model when you change the configuration model from Debug to Release.