Unable to build a project due to warning LNK4272: library machine type 'x86' conflicts with target machine type 'x64'

Question

We have a project that has been build for x86 . It builds in VS2019 also
On VS2022 , it throws error as below

\sys_nt\VS2019\Program_Files_x86\Microsoft_Visual_Studio\2019\Professional\VSSDK\VisualStudioIntegration\Common\Lib\x64\vsguids.lib : warning LNK4272: library machine type 'x86' conflicts with target machine type 'x64'
\sys_nt\VS2019\Program_Files_x86\Microsoft_Visual_Studio\2019\Professional\VSSDK\VisualStudioIntegration\Common\Lib\x64\vseeguids.lib : warning LNK4272: library machine type 'x86' conflicts with target machine type 'x64'

1. we tried with the change of machine at

linker --> all options-->target machine = MACHINE:X64

Answer 1

I had that same issue while i was trying to add a new .lib , .h and .dll files

I'm not an expert , I'm just a student, here's how i solved it after hours of trying :

when you place your library file , pick either x64 or x86 , DON'T DO BOTH

then before running your code there's a category beside the debugging green arow it's called solution platform

( it says x64 for me) match it with the library file you chose . and run your code .

it worked for me at x86, I'll try to understand the science behind it one day lol, i hope it works for you as well ;)