Developers here have different SDKs installed, I want my Visual Studio projects to use any available SDK greater than 10.0, without the need to specify exactly which one. Is there a way to do this?
In the vcxproj file:
<WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0.10586.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
asked Jan 10, 2019 at 17:51
LLucasAldayLLucasAlday
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For Visual Studio 2017, you must use a specific SDK version number in your vcxproj file. However there is a workaround by Antonio Sanchez for the Windows 10 SDK in the comments of this post: https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/comments/190992/view.html
<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(WindowsTargetPlatformVersion)'==''">
<!-- Latest Target Version property -->
<LatestTargetPlatformVersion>
$([Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ToolLocationHelper]::GetLatestSDKTargetPlatformVersion('Windows', '10.0'))
</LatestTargetPlatformVersion>
<WindowsTargetPlatformVersion Condition="'$(WindowsTargetPlatformVersion)' == ''">
$(LatestTargetPlatformVersion)
</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
<TargetPlatformVersion>
$(WindowsTargetPlatformVersion)
</TargetPlatformVersion>
</PropertyGroup>
For Visual Studio 2019, you can specify the most recent version of the Windows 10 SDK by using a value of 10.0. For example:
<WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
answered Oct 16, 2019 at 19:17
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The current design requires your vcxproj contain a specific version number.
Since your project is for VS 2017 (based on the v141 platform toolset), there’s no reason to use something as old as 15086. If someone installs a fresh copy of VS 2017 today (15.9 update), they will have the Windows 10 SDK (10.0.17763) by default. The only time they would have 10.0.15806 installed by default is if they had installed VS 2017 (15.1 update) and never updated it.
The only time it makes sense to stick with an older Windows 10 SDK in a vcxproj is for VS 2015 projects because 10.0.14493 was the last release that officially supports VS 2015.
Remember also that for Win32 desktop applications, the Windows 10 SDK (17763) still targets the same versions of Windows that the Windows 10 SDK (15086) did: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.x, Windows 10.
answered Jan 10, 2019 at 18:24
Chuck WalbournChuck Walbourn
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I have several 10.0 versions installed on my system so I just want to confirm exactly which one my project is using by checking the full version number.
I suspect this is entirely up to the developer to know. The current Windows 10 SDK is 10.0.18362.1
The current version of the Windows SDK will appear first in the following table. Due to the continuous releases of a new version of Windows 10 this table will continuously change over time. In addition, Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio 2017 is aware of the current release, due to its own continuous updates it receives. As new versions are released, the following statement will be updated, it currently states the Windows 10 SDK for Windows 10 1903 is the most recent release.
The Windows 10 SDK (10.0.18362.0) for Windows 10, version 1903 provides the latest headers, libraries, metadata, and tools for building Windows 10 apps.
Additionally, it indicates that Visual Studio can install the current Windows SDK (provided Visual Studio is updated of course).
Windows 10 development targeting Windows 10, version 1903 (or later) requires Visual Studio 2017 (or later). This SDK will not be discovered by previous versions of Visual Studio.
Source: Windows SDK and emulator archive
Hi DavidTML，
Welcome to the MSDN forum.
As I know, most C++ workloads include the Windows 10 SDK (originally this was 14393, but as of the 15.9 update it’s now 17763) by default,
but older versions including Windows 8.1 SDK are available as optional components.
Visual Studio 2017 defaults to the newest Windows 10 SDK instead of the Windows 8.1 SDK,
so you’d better ask the distributed team which version OS and VS they used. What’s more, you can find the SDK version that the project is using in the project properties:
If this is pointing at something incorrect, you can right click on the solution itself in solution explorer and select retarget solution. This will
update all projects to use that version of the Windows SDK.
If it doesn’t build after being retargeted to a different SDK then you will have to check the second thing. Visual Studio Installer itself (if has
installed required SDK version). Try doing a repair install for Visual Studio 2017.
if possible, here are some reference would be helpful further:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/5f749636-4392-4cca-a396-864219307f65/how-to-set-the-default-windows-kit-sdk-version?forum=vcgeneral
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/561b8421-8fd3-469c-8b38-cc6562d3b465/problem-building-ccli-project-in-vs-2017?forum=vcgeneral
Please feel free to let us know if it works or not.
Sincerely
May
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| Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit | 3.11 | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit | 3.1 | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit | 3.5 | 3.50.612.1 | 1994-04 | [2] | ||
| Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit | 3.51 | ? | 1995-06 | [3] | ||
| Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit | 4.0 | ? | 1996-11 | [4] | ||
| Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit | v5.0 | 5.0.1636.1 | 1998-06 | ? | Included in Visual Studio 6 | |
| Microsoft Platform SDK April 1999 | ? | ? | 1999-04 | [5] | MSDN subscription CD-ROM disc.
Last Platform SDK to officially install on Windows 95 |
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| Microsoft Platform SDK September 1999 | ? | ? | 1999-09 | [6] | MSDN subscription CD-ROM disc.
Last Platform SDK to fully support Visual C++ 5.0 |
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| Microsoft Platform SDK February 2001 | ? | ? | 2001-02 | ? | ||
| Microsoft Platform SDK June 2001 | ? | ? | 2001-06 | [7] | MSDN subscription CD-ROM disc.
Last Platform SDK to officially develop for Windows 95. (Does not officially install on Windows 95) |
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| Microsoft Platform SDK August 2001 | v5.1 | 5.1.2601.0 | 2001-08 | [8] | MSDN subscription CD-ROM disc.
Last Platform SDK to unofficially develop for Windows 95. (Does not officially install on Windows 95) |
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| Microsoft Platform SDK November 2001 | v5.2 | 5.2.3590.2 | 2001-11 | [9] | ||
| Microsoft Platform SDK May 2002 | v5.2 | 5.2.3639.1 | 2002-05 | [10] | ||
| Microsoft Platform SDK July 2002 | v5.2 | 5.2.3663.0 | 2002-07 | [11] | ||
| Microsoft Platform SDK August 2002 | v5.2 | 5.2.3672.1 | 2002-08 | [12] | ||
| Microsoft Platform SDK November 2002 | v5.2 | 5.2.3718.1 | 2002-11 | [13] | ||
| Microsoft Platform SDK February 2003 | v5.2 | 5.2.3790.0 | 2003-02 | [14] | Last version with VC6 support[8] and latest version with Windows 95 and Windows 98 support. | |
| .NET Framework SDK Version 1.1 | ? | 1.1.4322.573 | 2003-03-29 | [15] | Included in Visual Studio 2003. Does not include the Platform SDK. | |
| Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows XP SP2 | ? | 5.1.2600.2180 | 2004-08 | [16] | Introduced strsafe.h | |
| Windows Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK | v5.2 | 5.2.3790.1830.15 | 2005-05-02 | [17] | ||
| Windows Server 2003 R2 Platform SDK | v5.2 | 5.2.3790.2075.51 | 2006-03-14 | [18] | Last Platform SDK to develop for Windows 2000.[9] Also suggested by MS to work with VS6 with no guarantee as it has not been tested with specific requirements.[10] | |
| .NET Framework 2.0 Software Development Kit | ? | 2.0.50727.42 | 2006-11-29 | [19] | Included in Visual Studio 2005 Professional. Does not include the Platform SDK. | |
| Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit for Windows Vista and .NET Framework 3.0 Runtime Components | v6.0 | 6.0.6000.16384 | 2006-10-30 | [20] | The C++ compilers in this SDK release support the /analyze key. | |
| Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Update for Windows Vista | v6.1 | 6.1.6000.16384.10 | 2007-03-22 | [21] | First unified .NET and Platform SDK. Does not support Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 | |
| Included in Visual Studio 2008[11] | v6.0a | 6.1.6723.1 | 2007-11-19 | [22] | ||
| Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 | v6.1 | 6.0.6001.18000.367 | 2008-02-05 | [23] | .NET Framework 3.5 | |
| Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 | v7.0 | 6.1.7600.16385 | 2009-07-24 | [24], [25] | ||
| Included in Visual Studio 2010 | v7.0a | 6.1.7600.16385 | 2010-04-12 | [26] | .NET Framework 4. Works only with Visual Studio 2010 and not Visual Studio 2010 Express. This is also the last version to include offline documentation.[12] | |
| Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 | v7.1 | 7.1.7600.0.30514 | 2010-05-19[13][14] | [27], [28] | It is the latest version that officially supports Windows XP target. | |
| Included in Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 (or later) | v7.1A | 7.1.51106 | ? | ? | Introduces the «v110_xp» platform toolset | |
| Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 8 and .NET Framework 4.5 | v8.0 | 6.2.9200.16384 | 2012-11-15[15] | [29] | .NET Framework 4.5, Windows Store apps and Integrated DirectX SDK | |
| Included in Visual Studio 2012 | v8.0A | 8.0.50727 | ? | ? | ||
| Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 8.1 | v8.1 | 8.100.25984.0 | 2013-10-17 | [30] | Windows 8.1, .NET Framework 4.5.1, Windows Store apps and Integrated DirectX SDK | |
| Included in Visual Studio 2013 | v8.1A | 8.1.51636 | ? | ? | Includes the «v120_xp» platform toolset | |
| Windows Standalone SDK for Windows 10 | v10 | 10.0.10240.0 | 2015-07-29 | [31] | Also included in Visual Studio 2015[16] | |
| Windows Standalone SDK for Windows 10, Version 1511[17] | v10 | 10.0.10586.212 | 2015-11-30 | [32] | Also included in Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 & 2[18] | |
| Windows Standalone SDK for Windows 10, Version 1607 | v10 | 10.0.14393.795 | 2016-08-02 | [33] | Also included in Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 | |
| Windows Standalone SDK for Windows 10 Creators Update, Version 1703 | v10 | 10.0.15063.0 | 2017-04-05 | [34] | Included in Visual Studio 2017 ver.15.1 | |
| Windows 10 SDK for Fall Creators Update, version 1709 | v10 | 10.0.16299.15 | 2017-10-10 | [35] | Included in Visual Studio 2017 ver.15.4 | |
| Windows 10 SDK for April 2018 Update, version 1803 | v10 | 10.0.17134.0 | 2018-05-08 | [36] | Included in Visual Studio 2017 ver.15.7 | |
| Windows 10 SDK for October 2018 Update, version 1809 | v10 | 10.0.17763.0 | 2018-10-02 | [37] | Included in Visual Studio 2017 ver.15.8 | |
| Windows 10 SDK for Windows 10, version 1903 | v10 | 10.0.18362.0 | 2019-05-21 | [38] | Included in Visual Studio 2019 | |
| Windows 10 SDK for Windows 10, version 2004 | v10 | 10.0.19041.0 | 2020-05-12 | [39] | ||
| Windows 10 SDK for Windows 10, version 2004 | v10 | 10.0.19041.685 | 2020-12-16 | [40] | Servicing update | |
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| Windows 10 SDK for Windows 11 | v10 | 10.0.22000.194 | 2021-10-04 | [42] | ||
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| Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1[19] |
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| Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4[20] |
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| Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 8[21] |
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| Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 8.1[22] | Nothing |
| Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 10 | Nothing[23] |
Documentation[edit]
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- Web app development using ASP.NET, HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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- MSDN Library
- Windows Driver Kit
- Windows App SDK
- Windows 10 Version History
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- ^ «Windows SDK Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)». Microsoft Developer Network. Microsoft Corporation. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
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External links[edit]
- Windows SDK Blog
- Windows SDK Archive
Для изменения используемой версии SDK в Visual Studio, выполните следующие шаги:
Шаг 1: Откройте ваш проект в Visual Studio.
Шаг 2: Нажмите правой кнопкой мыши на проект в Solution Explorer (Обозреватель решений).
Шаг 3: В контекстном меню выберите Свойства (Properties).
Шаг 4: В открывшемся окне свойств проекта найдите вкладку Параметры (Options).
Шаг 5: В разделе Общие (General) найдите раздел Платформы целевой платформы (Target Framework).
Шаг 6: В выпадающем списке выберите нужную версию SDK.
Шаг 7: Нажмите кнопку Сохранить (Save), чтобы применить изменения.
После выполнения этих шагов, Visual Studio будет использовать новую версию SDK для вашего проекта.
Несколько полезных советов:
1. Перед изменением SDK рекомендуется создать резервную копию вашего проекта, чтобы в случае возникновения проблем можно было вернуться к предыдущей версии.
2. Убедитесь, что выбранная версия SDK совместима с вашим проектом, иначе это может вызвать ошибки компиляции или непредсказуемое поведение программы.
3. Если необходимо добавить новую версию SDK, проверьте, установлено ли соответствующее обновление на вашем компьютере. Если нет, установите его перед изменением SDK.
4. В случае возникновения проблем после изменения SDK, может потребоваться обновление или установка дополнительных пакетов, связанных с новой версией SDK.