无法在Visual Studio 2015中加载C项目

Question

When i try to load my C project in VS 2015,i got this error :

"Project cannot be loaded because installation components are missing : please install visual c++ 2015 tools for Windows Desktop".

Does somebody know how can i fix it without reinstalling VS2015 ?

Answer 1

To not reinstall Visual Studio which is time consuming, you need to go to File >> New >> Project and then choose Visual C++ folder.
There you will find your unavailable project that is saying

Install visual C++ 2015 tools for Windows Desktop

So just click on it and start installing the needed components. After the installation has completed, you'll be able to start and write C++ applications for Windows Desktop.

Answer 2

If the button doesn't show up (it only shows in the log), go to File -> New Project. Under Templates -> Visual C++ , it will show "Install Visual 2015 C++ Tools For Windows Desktop" as if it's one of the possible project templates. That'll show the install prompt.