I cannot run C# console program in Visual Studio.

Question

I cannot run C# console program in Visual Studio. Instead of the run button, I am getting Attach button. I tried to set startup project but did not get any project in the pulldown menu. I reinstalled .NET SDK but when I ran dotnet --info on the command prompt it showed no SDK installed. I added the following paths also in the "edit Environment variables" - C:\Program Files (x86)\dotnet\dotnet.exe;C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe;

but after all these problem still exists.

C:\>dotnet --info

Host:
  Version:      7.0.10
  Architecture: x86
  Commit:       a6dbb800a4

.NET SDKs installed:
  No SDKs were found.

Answer 1

Hi @Trijit Reet Adhikary , 

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A! 

Are you using VS2022? What is your project’s target framework? Does it occur in new created C# console project? 

Please close all running VS instances and open the Visual Studio Installer > Modify > make sure you have the .NET desktop development workload installed. 

Then, edit your System Environment variables and add this one to Path: C:\Program Files\dotnet, not C:\Porgram Files (x86)\dotnet. 

After deleting, please restart your computer and launch the VS to check that it works properly. 

Sincerely,

Anna

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