After downloading and installing Visual Studio 2019 RC, I cannot run msbuild, and get the following error:
"Version 2.2.202 of the .NET Core SDK requires at least version 16.0.0 of MSBuild.
The current available version of MSBuild is 15.6.82.30579.
Change the .NET Core SDK specified in global.json to an older version that requires the MSBuild version currently available."
I cannot find MSBuild version 16. The only version I find is this one here:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\MSBuild\15.0"
.NET Core SDK versions 2.2.2XX and 2.1.6XX are intended to be used with Visual Studio 2019 and MSBuild 16.x.
.NET Core SDK versions for Visual Studio 2017 are 2.2.1XX and 2.1.5XX.
See this GitHub issue for more details.
Updating Visual Studio to the minimum supported version or above should fix this problem.
Some .NET Core versions also include fixes in MSBuild. They are distributed together with Visual Studio.
They put the minimum supported versions in the release notes of .NET Core.
For example: Announcing .NET Core 2.2 | .NET Blog
For people coming here because they have the in Azure DevOps Pipelines - here some pointers for that.
If you have a private agent pool configured (e.g. private build machine), you might want to update your machine to support a more recent MSBuild version. See other answers.
If you don't have configured a build agent and use a default agent pool provided by Azure DevOps itself (e.g. "Hosted" or VS2019), see if there is a newer Hosted one that supports your configuration. See screenshot below where to look.
I ran into this with our on-prem build server we use with GitHub Actions.
The solution was to run Visual Studio Installer and update Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 and 2019.
I realize this solution is very similiar to those above, but I wanted to speak to the situations where Visual Studio is not installed, but Build Tools are.
For anyone that is still coming across this issue. I found another way, to get around this without upgrading to VS 2019 or rolling back SDK 3.1. My experience is in TFS 2017 (on-prem). I'm the build engineer, not a developer.
I had an SDK 2.2 app that was failing after the install of 3.1.
Initially, it was causing the NuGet steps to fail. Research led to me asking the developers to add a global.json file having it point to 2.2. This fixed the NuGet errors.
Then MSBuild step was failing with similar to OPs message. Couldn't figure out why 3.1 was taking presedence over 2.2 when it was listed in global.json. So I started digging around in the SDK in stall folders (typically located in C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk). I came across a file named minimumMSBuildVersion In the SDK\3.1.101 folder that file has version 16.3.0 of MSBuild listed. I then went to the SDK 2.2 folder and checked it there. It has version 15.3.0 which my build server has. I simply changed the version to this in the 3.1 folder and my build succeeded. I hope this helps anyone that may still be experiencing build issues when .Net Core SDK versions are updated on their TFS Build Servers.
I want to debug an empty WebApi Project based on .NET Core 2.2.
I installed the "Core 2.2 SDK x86" and changed the target framework to 2.2:
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
<PropertyGroup>
<TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.2</TargetFramework>
</PropertyGroup>
When I started to debug this project, IIS starts, but in the route api/values I see nothing (it loads forever) and I get this error:
The target process exited without raising a CoreCLR started event.Ensure that the target process is configured to use .NET Core. This may be expected if the target process did not run on .NET Core
In my solution WPF and Class Library projects exist. I wanted to make a WebApi for it. Like I said, it's an empty base project generated by Visual Studio 2019. I just installed Core 2.2. Why do I get that error and what am I doing wrong?
I had the same issue.
I ran Program.cs file from the command line and the error message was different.
So, apparently, I didn't have the appropriate .NET Core runtime installed.
You can download it by the following link - https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download
I was facing the same issue!
I updated my Visual Studios to the most recent via the VS Installer.
While updating, I also added the following VS Workloads:
ASP.NET and web development
.NET desktop development
See about workloads here:
https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/visualstudio-docs/blob/master/docs/install/modify-visual-studio.md
This worked for me! 😊
I did not have to downgrade or remove anything
I had to do a "clean" and "rebuild" of the project and after that it worked again.
I ran with the same problem. But for me it was that my project was running in .NET Core 2.2, which I didn't have installed. I'm using VS 2019.
So for the solution, just go to Visual Studio Installer and for your VS 2019 hit "Modify" like in the following image (it's in spanish though):
Then, click "Individual Components", like
And then, make sure you checked in ".NET Core 2.2 Runtime (EOL)" (and above like .NET Core 3.0, if you want) and click "Modify", as shown
Hope this works for you.
In my case, switching to x64 save the day.
It seems like there are lots of different causes for this. For me, it was because I had upgraded a .csproj file but I hadn't updated the image used in my docker file.
I had same issue after package upgrading. You don't need any vs update.
Just go to
dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/2.2
and get runtime
dotnet-hosting-2.2.7-win.
I had the same error. Remove "Microsoft.AspNetCore.All" from dependencies.
I have downgraded "Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" version and error gone .
Deleting all bin folders of my solution
building everything again did the trick for me
(.NET Core 3.1 VS 2019)
I see many answers like try and error
after searching about the issue, I got the following :
it simply depends on three parameters and they have to be compatible
Windows platform "x86,x64" you can change it from the CPU option of the visual studio
or choose any CPU hence the install .net x framework should be compatible with the windows
The target framework for the project
(check the project target framework "right-click on the project and check target framework") if it is 5 so the enabled in the third parameter should be 5 or change this one but take care you should tell the other team members if you change it
The Enabled framework go for tools and get tools and go for individuals component and chose the target framework the same as found in step 2 and press modify
Faced this issue during xUnit testing. Downgrading nuget package "Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" to 15.9.0 worked for me
I got this error because of a Project reference pointing to a project, that did not exist anymore (was removed in merged git-commit). Solved it by right-clicking the project, then Edit Project File, delete the reference and save.
I was trying to run a project that used net core 2.2 but I didn't have it, and there was no error(I had 1.1), so after installing the 2.2 using the "Visual Studio Installer" it worked like a charm. =)
I restarted my Visual Studio instance in Admin mode and I was able to debug.
After closing Visual Studio I can now start in normal mode and debug as expected. I'm not sure what changed though.
I was missing a reference to AWSSDK.Core. After installing the specific version and re-starting VS2019 and rebuilding, the project ran fine.
All of a sudden it stopped working. For me clean solution and re-build solution worked.
I was getting a similar error with my project: The target process exited without raising a CoreCLR started event.
My startup project was targeting multiple frameworks: netstandard2.0;netcoreapp2.2
I fixed this issue by changing my target framework from netstandard2.0 to netcoreapp2.2 using the following stackoverflow directions: How to switch between target frameworks for .NET Core projects in Visual Studio
Be sure to install the exact version of .net core that you want your project to run on
I had this issue and finally tracked it down to doing a "publish" operation with a deployment mode of: "Self contained" That resulted in dropping all .NET runtime binaries in my bin directory. Where I think things got totally messed up is I have several solutions all using that same common bin directory, each build different exe's and dll's.
Only one was for a self contained deployment as a test. I think that started mixing up some of the minor dlls for the .NET core and causing this issue. Once I purged all the dll's that were "not mine" and rebuilt things started working again. I'm using Visual Studio 2019 16.8.2 / .NET Core 3.1
I realize the original question is regarding .NET Core 2.2 but this question comes up first when searching for the main issue.
.Net Core 2.2 is required to be installed. I fixed when I added this in Visual Studio Installer.
VS2019 16.7.1 ASP.Net Core 3.1
Our Nunit test projects that issued this error, only worked with a very select set of Nunit and Microsoft packages.
Microsoft.NET.Test.sdk - 16.5
Nunit - 3.12
Nunit3TestAdapter 3.16.1
But here's the catch, you have to go into
c:\users\yourname\.nuget\packages and look for all three folders shown above. If you find any other version in those folders, delete it.
I found two versions in the Microsoft.NET.Test.SDK folder. I suspect the newer version was being loaded. Why? Because when I deleted it everything ran fine.
A corrupt layout is also possible, had this happen myself. To fix, go to projpath\bin\x64\configtype\AppX, for example:
C:\Users\Foo\Documents\Visual Studio 2019\projectname\bin\x64\Debug\AppX
Delete everything here, rebuild and you're good to go.
Since I don't see it here yet, here's what worked for me. I have a UWP project, Win32 project, and Windows application packaging project in the same solution. Running the Win32 app using FullTrustProcessLauncher.LaunchFullTrustProcessForCurrentAppAsync was giving this message and not working.
What fixed it was changing a setting in the packaging project's project settings:
Debug -> Debugger type -> Background task process: Native Only
I had same issue. Now in VS2022 you cannot download NetCore2.2.
So just download and install NetCore 2.2 from microsoft dotnet website.
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/2.2
This error occurred when I tried changing C# projects in my solution to use Docker and running it:
The error went away when I changed the C# projects back to use the Visual Studio's debug server and running it:
In the Test Explorer window of Visual Studio 2019, make sure that there are no references to any *.testsettings or *.runsettings files if you are not using them intentionally. I had referenced a *.testsettings file unintentionally, and that was causing the issue.
For me, I'd just installed Visual Studio 2022 on a fresh installation of Windows 11. My project uses .Net 5, which wasn't installed by default (I only had .Net 6). I simply used the Visual Studio installer, modified my VS2022, selected Individual Components, and enabled .Net 5. Viola!
I started to get this error after updating Visual Studio from 2019 to 2022. It turned out that the project target framework was set to .Net Core 3.1, which was removed when I uninstalled VS2019, and the solution was to change it to .Net 6.0 which is the component I had selected during installation (Installing .Net Core 3.1 from the Visual Studio Installer should work as well).
To do so, right click on the project name and look for the "Target framework" option (my installation is in Spanish so that's what I presume it should say).
I've encountered this issue multiple times, using VS 2017 and VS 2019 across .NET Core 2.1, 3.1 and 5.0.
There are many conditions that can cause this problem to occur:
Microsoft Update can install a version of .Net Core at any time, automatically and outside of your awareness and knowledge.
It can also change the installation of any .Net Core SDK version's installed components.
Your version of VS has to be compatible with the version of the .Net Core SDK that you have installed.
You must have all of the following components installed for this error to be resolved/pre-empted for .NET 5.0 (please check the dotnet 5.0 site for the compatibility list by versions).
Microsoft .NET SDK 5.0.408 which includes (the following below) must all be installed and listed in the control panel:
.NET Core 5.0.17 Windows Desktop Runtime,.NET Runtime, Windows Server Hosting, Shared Framework
If any .NET Core 3.1 SDK are installed without your knowledge, you must uninstall it and repair your targeted .net core version's installation.
I got the below error while building the Enterprise Bot Template Project in VS2017. Not sure what i 'm doing wrong here.
Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State
Error CS1703 Multiple assemblies with equivalent identity have been imported: 'C:\Users\XXX.nuget\packages\microsoft.netcore.app\2.1.0\ref\netcoreapp2.1\System.Runtime.Serialization.Json.dll' and 'C:\Users\XXX.nuget\packages\system.runtime.serialization.json\4.3.0\ref\netstandard1.0\System.Runtime.Serialization.Json.dll'. Remove one of the duplicate references. SovereignBot C:\Users\XXX\Documents\Visual Studio 2017\Projects\SovereignBot\SovereignBot\CSC 1 Active
Any ideas how to fix?
I'm not able to replicate this issue with a fresh install of the Enterprise VSIX template. This leads me to believe the issue is either in your code or on your machine.
After researching, it appears there could be a couple of problems and solutions:
Your Local/Development and Build servers use different versions of Visual Studio
Update Visual Studio for both environments
If you're still experiencing issues, try installing the Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetcompilerPlatform NuGet package.
NuGet or .NET Core is out of date
Update NuGet
Update the appropriate .NET Core SDK. Currently, Bot Framework is supported well on .NET Core 2.2. Keep in mind that if you have 2.2 installed, you may need to update to the latest sub-version (v2.2.104, as of now). Keep in mind you may also need to upgrade your NuGet packages within the project in order to be compatible to the .NET Core SDK.
Ensure your bot is using the correct .NET Core Target Framework by right-clicking the Project > Properties > Application:
Your Visual Studio version doesn't handle dependency version collisions on its own
Update your Visual Studio
You have a duplicate reference to the same package (but possibly different versions) in your .csproj file
This is more likely if you're using code brought in from another project.
Delete or comment out the duplicate by right-clicking on your Project in Visual Studio, and clicking Edit .csproj:
You have a package installed via both NuGet and locally
(I don't believe this is the issue for you, since both of your packages appear to be in the NuGet directory)
Go to the file path of one of the dependencies and delete it.
I was going through the latest features introduced in C# 6.0 and just followed an example of auto property initializer,
class NewSample
{
public Guid Id { get; } = Guid.NewGuid();
}
but my IDE did not recognize the syntax.
I am wondering how I could enable C# 6.0 in Visual Studio 2013. The Target framework I am using is 4.5.1.
Under VS2013 you can install the new compilers into the project as a nuget package. That way you don't need VS2015 or an updated build server.
https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Net.Compilers/
Install-Package Microsoft.Net.Compilers
The package allows you to use/build C# 6.0 code/syntax. Because VS2013 doesn't natively recognize the new C# 6.0 syntax, it will show errors in the code editor window although it will build fine.
Using Resharper, you'll get squiggly lines on C# 6 features, but the bulb gives you the option to 'Enable C# 6.0 support for this project' (setting saved to .DotSettings).
As mentioned by #stimpy77: for support in MVC Razor views you'll need an extra package (for those that don't read the comments)
Install-Package Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform
If you want full C# 6.0 support, you'll need to install VS2015.
Information for obsoleted prerelease software:
According to this it's just a install and go for Visual Studio 2013:
In fact, installing the C# 6.0 compiler from this release involves little more than installing a Visual Studio 2013 extension, which in turn updates the MSBuild target files.
So just get the files from https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn and you are ready to go.
You do have to know it is an outdated version of the specs implemented there, since they no longer update the package for Visual Studio 2013:
You can also try April's End User Preview, which installs on top of Visual Studio 2013.
(note: this VS 2013 preview is quite out of date, and is no longer updated)
So if you do want to use the latest version, you have to download the Visual Studio 2015.
A lot of the answers here were written prior to Roslyn (the open-source .NET C# and VB compilers) moving to .NET 4.6. So they won't help you if your project targets, say, 4.5.2 as mine did (inherited and can't be changed).
But you can grab a previous version of Roslyn from https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Net.Compilers and install that instead of the latest version. I used 1.3.2. (I tried 2.0.1 - which appears to be the last version that runs on .NET 4.5 - but I couldn't get it to compile*.) Run this from the Package Manager console in VS 2013:
PM> Install-Package Microsoft.Net.Compilers -Version 1.3.2
Then restart Visual Studio. I had a couple of problems initially; you need to set the C# version back to default (C#6.0 doesn't appear in the version list but seems to have been made the default), then clean, save, restart VS and recompile.
Interestingly, I didn't have any IntelliSense errors due to the C#6.0 features used in the code (which were the reason for wanting C#6.0 in the first place).
* version 2.0.1 threw error The "Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.BuildTasks.Csc task could not be loaded from the assembly Microsoft.Build.Tasks.CodeAnalysis.dll. Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. Confirm that the declaration is correct, that the assembly and all its dependencies are available, and that the task contains a public class that implements Microsoft.Build.Framework.ITask.
UPDATE One thing I've noticed since posting this answer is that if you change any code during debug ("Edit and Continue"), you'll like find that your C#6.0 code will suddenly show as errors in what seems to revert to a pre-C#6.0 environment. This requires a restart of your debug session. VERY annoying especially for web applications.
It worth mentioning that the build time will be increased for VS 2015 users after:
Install-Package Microsoft.Net.Compilers
Those who are using VS 2015 and have to keep this package in their projects can fix increased build time.
Edit file packages\Microsoft.Net.Compilers.1.2.2\build\Microsoft.Net.Compilers.props and clean it up. The file should look like:
<Project DefaultTargets="Build"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
</Project>
Doing so forces a project to be built as it was before adding Microsoft.Net.Compilers package
It is possible to use full C# 6.0 features in Visual Studio 2013 if you have Resharper.
You have to enable Resharper Build and voilá!
In Resharper Options -> Build - enable Resharper Build and in "Use MSBuild.exe version" choose "Latest Installed"
This way Resharper is going to build your C# 6.0 Projects and will also not underline C# 6.0 code as invalid.
I am also using this although I have Visual Studio 2015 because:
Unit Tests in Resharper don't work for me with Visual Studio 2015 for some reason
VS 2015 uses a lot more memory than VS 2013.
I am putting this here, as I was looking for a solution for this problem for some time now and maybe it will help someone else.
It seems there's some misunderstanding. So, instead of trying to patch VS2013 here's and answer from a Microsoft guy: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/49ba9a67-d26a-4b21-80ef-caeb081b878e/will-c-60-ever-be-supported-by-vs-2013?forum=roslyn
So, please, read it and install VS2015.