Access Denied on using DSOFile.dll reference at VisualStudio 2022 running as standard user

Question

After Upgrade from Win10 -> Win11 I can no longer build my solution under standard user.

If I run VS as admin everything works.

One project has an reference to the DSOFile.dll

Switching "Embed Interop Types" to false, still brings up that error.

I got following error:

6>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\MSBuild\Current\Bin\amd64\Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets(2927,5): warning MSB3290: Failed to create the wrapper assembly for type library "DSOFile". Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))

I checked access to output and folders (bin, Debug, obj, C:\TempX). With no success.

Has anybody an idea how to fix it?

Additionally is here the diagnostic output, but with no further hints:

 Creating new cache file at "obj\Debug\HelperClasses.csproj.ResolveComReference.cache". (TaskId:83)
3>  Resolving COM reference for item "DSOFile" with a wrapper "tlbimp". (TaskId:83)
3>  Determining dependencies of the COM reference "DSOFile". (TaskId:83)
3>  Resolving COM reference dependency "00020430-0000-0000-c000-000000000046" version 2.0. (TaskId:83)
3>  Resolved COM reference dependency "00020430-0000-0000-c000-000000000046" version 2.0: "C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC\stdole\7.0.3300.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\stdole.dll" (TaskId:83)
3>  Processing COM reference "DSOFile" from path "C:\TempX\dsofile.dll". Type 'dsoFilePropertyType' imported. (TaskId:83)
3>  Processing COM reference "DSOFile" from path "C:\TempX\dsofile.dll". Type 'dsoFileOpenOptions' imported. (TaskId:83)
3>  Processing COM reference "DSOFile" from path "C:\TempX\dsofile.dll". Type 'CustomProperty' imported. (TaskId:83)
3>  Processing COM reference "DSOFile" from path "C:\TempX\dsofile.dll". Type 'CustomProperties' imported. (TaskId:83)
3>  Processing COM reference "DSOFile" from path "C:\TempX\dsofile.dll". Type 'SummaryProperties' imported. (TaskId:83)
3>  Processing COM reference "DSOFile" from path "C:\TempX\dsofile.dll". Type '_OleDocumentProperties' imported. (TaskId:83)
3>  Processing COM reference "DSOFile" from path "C:\TempX\dsofile.dll". Type 'OleDocumentProperties' imported. (TaskId:83)
3>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\MSBuild\Current\Bin\amd64\Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets(2927,5): warning MSB3290: Failed to create the wrapper assembly for type library "DSOFile". Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))
3>Done executing task "ResolveComReference". (TaskId:83)

And Here is the part of Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets where the Error reference to:

Pos(2927,5) points to "<ResolveComReference"

</ResolveComReferenceMSBuildArchitecture>

      <ResolveComReferenceToolPath Condition="'$(ResolveComReferenceToolPath)' == ''">$(TargetFrameworkSDKToolsDirectory)</ResolveComReferenceToolPath>
      <ResolveComReferenceSilent Condition="'$(ResolveComReferenceSilent)' == ''">false</ResolveComReferenceSilent>
    </PropertyGroup>

    <ResolveComReference
          TypeLibNames="@(COMReference)"
          TypeLibFiles="@(COMFileReference)"
          ResolvedAssemblyReferences="@(ReferencePath)"
          WrapperOutputDirectory="$(InteropOutputPath)"
          IncludeVersionInInteropName="$(IncludeVersionInInteropName)"
          KeyContainer="$(KeyContainerName)"
          KeyFile="$(KeyOriginatorFile)"
          DelaySign="$(DelaySign)"
          StateFile="@(_ResolveComReferenceCache)"
          TargetFrameworkVersion="$(TargetFrameworkVersion)"
          TargetProcessorArchitecture="$(ProcessorArchitecture)"
          NoClassMembers="$(ComReferenceNoClassMembers)"
          Silent="$(ResolveComReferenceSilent)"
          EnvironmentVariables="$(ResolveComReferenceEnvironment)"
          SdkToolsPath="$(ResolveComReferenceToolPath)"
          ExecuteAsTool="$(ComReferenceExecuteAsTool)"
          MSBuildArchitecture="$(ResolveComReferenceMSBuildArchitecture)"
          ContinueOnError="$(ContinueOnError)">

      <Output TaskParameter="ResolvedFiles" ItemName="ReferencePath"/>
      <Output TaskParameter="ResolvedFiles" ItemName="ComReferenceWrappers"/>
      <Output TaskParameter="ResolvedFiles" ItemName="FileWrites"/>
      <!-- This output list only includes items with Isolated attribute set to True.  It's done by the task itself. -->
      <Output TaskParameter="ResolvedModules" ItemName="ResolvedIsolatedComModules"/>

    </ResolveComReference>

    <ItemGroup>
      <FileWrites Include="@(_ResolveComReferenceCache)"/>
      <ReferenceComWrappersToCopyLocal Include="@(ComReferenceWrappers)" Condition="'%(ComReferenceWrappers.CopyLocal)'!='false'"/>
    </ItemGroup>

  </Target>

  <Target

Answer 1

Hello @Sven Kuehne ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

If you assign the permissions to DSOFile.dll file, will the issue disappear?

Right-click the DSOFile.dll file > select Properties > switch to Security tab > click Edit… > choose the corresponding user > check the options under "Allow" and click Apply.

Sincerely,

Tianyu

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