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[your-first-windows-program][1] [1]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/learnwin32/your-first-windows-programI&#39

On this page I was trying to learn how to use the Win32 API but I ran into a problem. When I compiled the complete code segment for a blank and basic window it does not build. Im using Visual Studio 2019 and on the Error List this is what it has to say:
LNK2019 unresolved external symbol _main referenced in function "int __cdecl invoke _main(void)" (?invoke_main@@YAHXZ)

I looked up the LNK2019 but I still cant find out what might be the issue. m very inexperienced with linker problems and with Win32 API. I know a bit about c++ but this is new territory for me. Some help would be greatly appreciated.; I don't know anything about the tags so it may be wrong

Answer 1

Hello,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

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Your question is about win32 API and it is not in the supported topics. I suggest that you could ask the question in General Windows Desktop Development Issues Forum.

Thank you!

Answer 2

Hi -

We (the docs team) just checked the sample and confirmed it's ok. It's possible your development environment is configured incorrectly? Perhaps a repair of the Visual Studio install might be a good place to start. Let us know if you can't get it working.

-John