gyp ERR! stack Error: `C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\12.0\bin\msbuild.exe` failed with exit code: 1

Question

When I run npm install, I face the following error. I am not able to find the problem.

I need some help in finding this issue.

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Answer 1

For me on Windows 10 and Node 13, I had to uninstall Visual Studio and Build Tools, and uninstall Node 13. Then, I deleted npm and npm-cache from Roaming, before reinstalling Node 11.6 and choosing to install Chocolately. It worked for me thereafter.