C# Powershell - Error Could not load file or assembly 'C:\C# Projects\....\bin\Release\net8.0-windows10.0.17763.0\runtimes\win\lib\net8.0\System.Management.Automation.resources.dll'. The system cannot find the file specified.

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Hi, I'm working on a C# Application that makes PowerShell Calls. It used to work but since upgrading Nuget packages it now gives me the error:

"System.IO.FileNotFoundException: 'Could not load file or assembly 'C:\C# Projects\WpfApp-PS\WpfApp-PS\bin\Debug\net8.0-windows10.0.17763.0\runtimes\win\lib\net8.0\System.Management.Automation.resources.dll'. The system cannot find the file specified.'"

When I look at this folder I can see "System.Management.Automation.dll" but not "System.Management.Automation.resources.dll'"

I have the laste System.Management.Automation (7.4.5) installed. I have uninstalled it, reinstalled it and cleaned and rebuilt the solution but get the same error.

How can I fix this? Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi @John Sparks , Welcome to Microsoft Q&A,

System.Management.Automation.resources.dll is a resource file used for localization, usually stored in the runtimes\win\lib\net8.0 folder. This folder should contain resource folders corresponding to your system language, such as zh-Hans (Simplified Chinese) or en (English). If the file is missing, you can try to reinstall the relevant package or manually copy the resource file.

You can try to delete the System.Management.Automation package and reinstall it to make sure there will be no problems during the installation. But it didn't work after you tried it, which is not normal.

If you confirm that the file is missing, you can try to manually copy the System.Management.Automation.resources.dll file from another installation of the same version of System.Management.Automation to the specified directory.

Best Regards,

Jiale

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Answer 2

This seems to be an pre-exception error and is misleading. I'll create another question. Please delete this.