How do you get msbuild.exe without installing those crazy Visual Studio programs?
I need it for an npm install to finish working. I'm on Windows 7 and can't get on older version of Visual Studio 2013 Express online.
- 2It comes with the .NET framework as far as I know. Otherwise just the Windows SDK will be needed.leppie– leppie2014-08-26 12:50:28 +00:00Commented Aug 26, 2014 at 12:50
- 6@leppie As of VS 2013, it is no longer part of the .NET Framework. The older versions are still included with the framework.Mike Zboray– Mike Zboray2014-08-26 16:16:33 +00:00Commented Aug 26, 2014 at 16:16
- Related post - How can I install the VS2017 version of msbuild on a build server without installing the IDE?RBT– RBT2020-03-04 11:49:55 +00:00Commented Mar 4, 2020 at 11:49
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The latest (as of Jan 2019) stand-alone MSBuild installers can be found here: https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/
Scroll down to "Tools for Visual Studio 2019" and choose "Build Tools for Visual Studio 2019" (despite the name, it's for users who don't want the full IDE)
See this question for additional information.
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Nikola M.
It took a while to find where
MSBuild.exe was installed. By default, it is here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\MSBuild\15.0\Bin
Wai Ha Lee
See, for example, this question which goes into some detail about how to just install the Visual Studio 2017 Build Tools (and not the IDE too).
Frank Liu
The tool is now listed under
Tools for Visual Studio 2017 instead of the Other Tools and Framework section.
ValGe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin - is the location today
Erel Segal-Halevi
In Visual Studio 2022, the tool is installed in:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\BinIt used to be installed with the .NET framework. MsBuild v12.0 (2013) is now bundled as a stand-alone utility and has it's own installer.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=40760
To reference the location of MsBuild.exe from within an MsBuild script, use the default $(MsBuildToolsPath) property.
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but this version is obsolete (now). how do I get v15?
Wai Ha Lee
@Rigel I don't know if you specifically want VS2015's build tools, but this question goes into some detail about getting the 2017 tools.
You can also get the MSBuild executable as a Nuget package https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Build.Runtime/.
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Download MSBuild with the link from @Nicodemeus answer was OK, yet the installation was broken until I've added these keys into a register:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\MSBuild\ToolsVersions\12.0] "VCTargetsPath11"="$([MSBuild]::ValueOrDefault('$(VCTargetsPath11)','$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\\Microsoft.Cpp\\v4.0\\V110\\'))" "VCTargetsPath"="$([MSBuild]::ValueOrDefault('$(VCTargetsPath)','$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\\Microsoft.Cpp\\v4.0\\V110\\'))" 