how do i fix missing microsoft.net.sdk in visual stdio

Question

i am getting a error when i try to open a new project in visual studio in visual basic telling me that it cant find

microsoft.net.sdk

it fails at this point.

Does anyone know a fix for this.

I'm using visual studio 2022.

Answer 1

The component you refer to is installed as part of the NET SDK which is installed as part of Visual Studio assuming you installed support for it.

1. Did you create the project within VS and then attempt to reopen it?
2. What version of .NET is it targeting (e.g. NET Framework, NET 6, NET 8)?
3. Did you install the appropriate workload when you installed VS? If not then run the installer again and add it.
4. Go to a developer command prompt and run dotnet --list-sdks and ensure the version that you are targeting is listed as being installed.

Other things that could go wrong include your path environment getting messed up, you ran a VS update and were targeting an older NET version and it was removed and a corrupt install.

Answer 2

Hello @Dwayne A Ewing ,

Please check the system environment variables, make sure that the C:\Program Files\dotnet\ path variable locates higher than C:\Program Files (x86)\dotnet\(if C:\Program Files (x86)\dotnet\ exists).

Search Edit the system environment variables in Windows Search box > click to open it > click Environment Variables… > in System variables, select Path, click Edit > find C:\Program Files\dotnet\ and make sure that it lists higher than C:\Program Files (x86)\dotnet\.

Try to manually install the .NET, for example .NET 8 from here: Download .NET 8.0(Windows|Installers|x64, you can also try to install x86 version if installing x64 version doesn’t work).

Run dotnet --info command in CMD and check if there's a global.json file configured. If so, check that file and make sure that it didn't redirect the .NET SDK.

If the issue persists, try other suggestions here: The SDK ‘Microsoft.NET.Sdk’ specified could not be found…, and here: How to fix error: The SDK ‘Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web’ specified could not be found.

Besides, if you are using any antivirus or security management software, make sure that they won’t prevent VS from loading and opening .NET projects.

Best Regards,

Tianyu

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