Can't install missing features on Visual Studio 2015 on Windows 10

Question

I'm working with cocos2d-x framework for c++ using Visual Studio 2015 Community on Windows 10.

When I try to open a solution for a created project, visual studio says some projects are unavailable. When I right click and go to "install missing feature(s)", visual studio says I have to install "Windows XP support for C++".

When I click to install I get a "Setup - Usage" window(that seems to be bigger than my screen). I don't see any button, so I hit enter, but nothing happens. Nothing downloads and nothing installs...

Does anyone have a solution to this?

The message is as follows:

Install Windows XP support for C++

Windows 7.1 SDK for targeting Windows XP

The following projects will not be loaded unless you install the above feature

Answer 1

All that's needed is to add in Windows XP Support via the installation tool accessible from Control Panel. Steps:

• Close Visual Studio 2015
• Open Control Panel
• Select 'Programs and Options'
• Right click on 'Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2016'
• Select 'Change' from the menu (the only option)
• Once the installation tool has set up, select 'Modify'
• Expand Programming Languages --> Visual C++
• Select 'Windows XP Support for C++'.
• Proceed with the update.

Note that selecting 'Windows XP Support for C++' automatically selects its dependencies, 'Windows 8.1 SDK and Universal CRT SDK' and 'Common Tools for Visual C++ 2015'.

What I think might have happened for the OP was that in selecting Universal Windows App Development Tools and various C++ options, they hit upon 'Windows XP Support for C++' itself or something that had it as a dependency. So they may have various components installed unnecessarily now. :-(

Answer 2

got your point. Here are the steps to install it properly. Go to the below site and try to install it. & select the option as per the snapshot attached here.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53587

Also, if required, please refer to the below blog.

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/setup-changes-in-visual-studio-2015-affecting-c-developers/