Unable to debug Mac Catalyst on windows in .Net MAUI app

Anonymous
2022-09-12T14:25:34.65+00:00

I am developing a desktop application targeting Windows Machine and Mac OS. I was able to debug for windows machine. However, I am unable to debug for windows and I keep getting this message.

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  1. Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 26,316 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2022-09-13T02:21:45.857+00:00

    Hello @Anonymous ,

    macOS apps built using .NET MAUI use Mac Catalyst, it requires a Mac. And .NET MAUI apps that target Mac Catalyst can only be launched and debugged using Visual Studio 2022 for Mac 17.4 Preview.

    For more details, you can refer to
    Build your first .NET MAUI app - .NET MAUI | Microsoft Learn
    What is .NET MAUI? - .NET MAUI | Microsoft Learn
    Visual Studio 2022 for Mac v17.4 Preview - Release Notes | Microsoft Learn

    Best Regards,
    Wenyan Zhang

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  2. William Mincy 1 Reputation point
    2022-12-07T02:01:39.693+00:00

    Within. Visual Studio you have to change the target framework in order to run the cross platform application in Windows.

    Click on the down arrow next to the run button, and toward the bottom of the fly out you will see Framework as an option. Select the Windows option from there and then hit the Run button. It should start up for you without any problems or needing to manually edit the project file.

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  3. Steve Johnson 1 Reputation point
    2022-12-15T18:53:39.127+00:00

    VS keeps auto-selecting the Mac option.

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