Visual Studio can't find Installed version of SDK(10.0.17763.0) for a solution

Question

So yesterday when I reopened an old work solution/project it failed to compile with:

"error MSB8036: The Windows SDK version 10.0.17763.0 was not found. Install the required version of Windows SDK or change the SDK version in the project property pages or.."

The problem is: I do have that SDK version installed but it refuses to find it, but it finds the other older SDK version I downloaded today to check. But I need to keep this project in this SDK as its a group work and I'm the only one who experiencing this problem at the moment.

My vs module installer and VS project retargeting

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So far what I have tried to solve this

• uninstall and reinstall VS 2017
• removing the sdk, and then re-adding it again

Answer 1

First, you could check whether the solution platform settings are consistent. For example, both are x64:

Second, you could set the SDK version in Properties->General . Then, check whether there is 10.0.17763.0 in Retarget Projects .

If you still don't have this version, you can try to find Desktop development with C++ , uncheck the check box in the upper left corner, and check it again. Then modify VS and Retarget Solution angin.

Also, you could download the Windows SDK 10.0.17763.0 directly.