The build tools for v141 (Platform Toolset = 'v141') cannot be found

Question

I am writing code to load c++ dll from electron. I have installed Visual Studio v141 tools but when running npm install I get the following error: "The build tools for v141 (Platform Toolset = 'v141') cannot be found. To build using the v141 build tools, please install v141 b uild tools. Alternatively, you may upgrade to the current Visual Studio tools by selecting the Project menu or right-click the solution, and then selecting "Retarget solution". [D:\CodeLathe\ElectronPOC\Practice\dll\backup\ElectronCall ingDll_NaN_CloutDriveTestLib\build\jsToCppBridge.vcxproj]"

I saw all the similar questions in stackoverflow but none of the answers worked for me. The same problem is not reproducible on my colleague's machine

Answer 1

Could you try setting npm config set msvs_version 2015 ? This sets the build tools version to lower.