MSBuild Error MSB4140

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MSB4140: Default ToolsVersion is specified in neither the registry nor configuration file.

The project does not specify a default ToolsVersion value. Therefore, MSBuild does not know which value to use.

To correct this error

  • Make sure that a DefaultToolsVersion value is specified either in the registry where Toolsets are defined, or in a configuration file (such as msbuild.exe.config).

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