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MSBuild error MSB8020
MSB8020: The build tools for toolset-name (Platform Toolset = ‘platform-toolset‘) cannot be found. To build using the platform-toolset build tools, please install toolset-name build 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».
To resolve this issue, upgrade the project to use the current Visual Studio toolset, or use the Visual Studio Installer to install the specified build toolset. For more information, see Modify Visual Studio. Use the Individual components tab in the installer to choose specific platform toolsets.
This is the GitHub page where I’m trying to use msbuild.exe only it’s throwing this following error:
1>------ Build started: Project: keycastow, Configuration: Debug|Win32 ------
C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio2019CommunityMSBuildMicrosoftVCv160Microsoft.CppBuild.targets(379,5): error MSB8020: The build tools for Visual Studio 2013 (Platform Toolset = 'v120') cannot be found. To build using the v120 build tools, please install Visual Studio 2013 build 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".
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
Is there 2 possible options to get this on GitHub to work?
NOTE: I would prefer option number one.
- To update the current code to 2019 standards (would that be difficult for a beginner)?
- Get the current v120 build tools to work.
- Am I missing dependencies for it to work? My current installs View
- I’ve checked this thread here and downloaded Microsoft Build Tools 2013 and installed but I’m having the same problem. Seeing as I’m using 2019, I thought it best to open up a new thread.
Additional info
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Here’s a screenshot of what I’ve currently installed in Visual Studio 2019.
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There are no options in the current version to install Microsoft Build Tools 2013 in the app itself so the installed standalone version doesn’t appear here as an option.
asked Jun 23, 2019 at 16:21
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Open the keycastow.vcxproj with notepad, change here the <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset> to <PlatformToolset>v142</PlatformToolset> to use the VC++ 2019 platform or change the version via UI
In Visual Studio, in Solution Explorer, open the shortcut menu for
your project (not for your solution) and then choose Properties to
open your project Property Pages dialog box.
In the Property Pages dialog box, open the Configuration drop-down list and then select All Configurations.
In the left pane of the dialog box, expand Configuration Properties and then select General.
In the right pane, select Platform Toolset and then select the toolset you want from the drop-down list (2019 — v142 in your case)
Choose the OK button.
Now you compile the project without installing anything.
answered Jun 23, 2019 at 18:46
magicandre1981magicandre1981
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For VS2019, I had to switch from a Visual Studio Build to an MSBuild Build and then specify which MSBuild.exe the build machine would run. The default was from a different PlatformToolset.
Change the Path to MSBuild to the correct MSBuild.exe; e.g.
C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio2019EnterpriseMSBuildCurrentBinamd64MSBuild.exe
answered Apr 5, 2021 at 21:26
ergohackergohack
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Got the following error message trying to build a Visual Studio 2022 project
Error MSB8020: The build tools for v143 (Platform Toolset = ‘v143’) cannot be found. To build using the v143 build tools, please install v143 build tools.
Your solution and this one worked for me 
Visual Studio 2022 not listed in devops build solution pipeline task
answered Mar 15, 2022 at 13:45
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Hi,
I am trying to build a solution using MSBuild but I get an error seemingly indicating some tools are not installed. I looked in the directories and they indeed seem to be nowhere found. The message I get is:
C:Program Files (x86)MSBuildMicrosoft.Cppv4.0V140Microsoft.Cpp.Platform.targets(57,5): error MSB8020: The build t
ools for v141 (Platform Toolset = ‘v141’) cannot be found. To build using the v141 build tools, please install v141 bui
ld tools. Alternatively, you may upgrade to the current Visual Studio tools by selecting the Project menu or right-cli
ck the solution, and then selecting «Retarget solution». [C:UsersJuan DentC++ DevelopmentSource Componentsmetashel
lmetashell3rdtemplightbuildZERO_CHECK.vcxproj]and the MSBuild directory v4.0 only has v110, v120, v140 — not v141!
Thanks,
Juan
Juan Dent
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Disable the MSBuild parallel build options?
This will only let MSBuild start one project build at a time.
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Проект не запускается и выдаёт вот такую ошибку:
Ошибка MSBuild MSB8020
Не удалось найти средства сборки для v142 (набор средств платформы = «v142»). Чтобы выполнить сборку с помощью версии v142 средств сборки, установите средства сборки v142. Также можно выполнить обновление до текущих средств Visual Studio, выбрав меню «Проект» или щелкнув правой кнопкой мыши решение, а затем выбрав «Изменить целевую платформу решения».
При нажатии на «Изменить целевую платформу решения» появляется это окно. Но при изменении версии пакета ничего не меняется. Ошибка остаётся.
Подскажите, пожалуйста, что делать?
This blog article shows you one of the possible ways to find the error below.
“Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State
Error MSB8020 The build tools for v142 (Platform Toolset = ‘v142’) cannot be found. To build using the v142 build tools, please install v142 build 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”.”
One of the reasons is, you developed the C++ program using newer Visual Studio. Here is Visual Studio 2019. What you need to do is, right click the project. Go to Properties. Select the right Platform Toolset.
You might then face another error like the one below.
“Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State
Error MSB8036 The Windows SDK version 10.0 was not found. Install the required version of Windows SDK or change the SDK version in the project property pages or by right-clicking the solution and selecting “Retarget solution”.”
Right click the project again. Go to Properties. Select the right Windows SDK Version.
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