Gen 8.6 required Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, 2019, or 2022 options
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Gen 8.6 required Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, 2019, or 2022 options

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Article ID: 124419

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Gen Gen - Workstation Toolset

Issue/Introduction

When installing Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, 2019, or 2022 (VS2017, VS2019, VS2022) for use with Gen 8.6, what options need to be selected?

Environment

Release: 8.6
Component: Gen Build Tool

Resolution

Table of Contents


Introduction

By default when the VS2017, VS2019 or VS2022 installer opens only the default "Visual Studio core editor" is selected and appears on the right-hand side "Installation details" e.g. VS2022 installer:



4 additional Workloads need to be selected so that in total, these 5 bundles are visible on the right-hand side under "Installation details":

    1. Visual Studio core editor
    2. ASP.NET and web development
    3. .NET desktop development 
    4. Desktop development with C++ 
    5. Universal Windows Platform development <or> Windows Application Development (starting with VS2022 17.10) <or> WinUI Application Development (starting with VS2022 17.14)



If an alternative compiler such as VS2015 is needed, here are the individual components that need to be installed:

VS2017 when using alternative version compiler

Selecting "VC++ 2015.3 v14.00 (v140) toolset for desktop" will allow a build using the VS2015 compiler with a VS2017 product installation


VS2019 when using alternative version compiler

 

-Selecting "MSVC v140 - VS 2015 C++ build tools (v14.00)" will allow a build using the VS2015 compiler with a VS2019 product installation.
-Selecting "MSVC v141 - VS 2017 C++ x64/x86 build tools (V14.16) " will allow a build using the VS2017 compiler with a VS2019 product installation.
-Selecting "C++ ATL for v141 build tools (x86 & x64)" and "C++ MFC for v141 build tools (x86 & x64)" will allow a build using the VS2017 compiler with a VS2019 product installation.
-Selecting "C++ ATL for latest v142 build tools (x86 & x64)" and "C++ MFC for latest v142 build tools (x86 & x64)" will allow a build using the VS2019 compiler with a VS2019 product installation.

 

VS2022 when using alternative version compiler

 
-Selecting "MSVC v140 - VS 2015 C++ build tools (v14.00)" will allow a build using the VS2015 compiler with a VS2022 product installation.
-Selecting "MSVC v141 - VS 2017 C++ x64/x86 build tools (V14.16) " will allow a build using the VS2017 compiler with a VS2022 product installation.
-Selecting "MSVC v142 - VS 2019 C++ x64/x86 build tools (V14.29-16.11) " will allow a build using the VS2019 compiler with a VS2022 product installation.
-Selecting "C++ ATL for v141 build tools (x86 & x64)" and "C++ MFC for v141 build tools (x86 & x64)" will allow a build using the VS2017 compiler with a VS2022 product installation.
-Selecting "C++ v14.29 (16.11) ATL for v142 build tools (x86 & x64)" and "C++ v14.29 (16.11) MFC for v142 build tools (x86 & x64)" will allow a build  using the VS2019 compiler with a VS2022 product installation.
-Selecting "C++ ATL for latest v143 build tools (x86 & x64)" and "C++ MFC for latest v143 build tools (x86 & x64)" will allow a build using the VS2022 compiler with a VS2022 product installation.
 

Additional Information

NOTES:

  • August 22, 2024: With Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10, 'Universal Windows Platform development' workload was renamed 'Windows Application Development'.  The rename does not affect any other options or selections documented in this article.

  • June 19, 2026: With Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14, 'Windows Application Development' workload was renamed 'WinUI Application Development'.  The rename does not affect any other options or selections documented in this article.

Additional:

  1. Please also note these related KB articles:
    Gen 8.6 build "RC1015: cannot open include file 'afxres.h'"
    Error LGHT0103 when creating Windows GUI C MSI using the Build Tool

  2. Required PTFs
    Required Gen 8.6 PTFs for VS2017, VS2019, VS2022 support are :
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