can not open sln

Question

I am using windows 11, Visual Studio 2022 Enterprise.

When I try to open a solution, I can not load it. It says projectname(unloaded) and it has this error:

The project file cannot be opened. Unable to locate the .NET SDK. Check that it is installed, your PATH is configured for the correct architecture, and that the version specified in global.json (if any) matches the installed version.

Answer 1

Hi @Nick, 

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A! 

What is your project type? Do you have global.json file in your project folder? If so, please try to rename or delete the file. 

Besides, please check your System environment variables if there are two paths to dotnet.

C:\Program Files\dotnet

C:\Porgram Files (x86)\dotnet 

If so, please delete this one: C:\Porgram Files (x86)\dotnet.

Then, restart your computer and check if the project can be loaded normally. 

Sincerely,

Anna

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