Compile a .NET Core application as an EXE file using Visual Studio 2017

Question

I created a .NET Core application (v1.1) in Visual Studio 2017. When I compile it, I get a DLL file produced instead of the expected EXE file for the built project. I did ch

Answer 1

In Visual Studio 2017:

1. Right click on your project and select Publish (In Visual Studio 2019, click on menu Build → Publish )
2. Select 'Folder' and create a new profile
3. In tab 'Publish', click 'Configure...'
4. Select Deployment Mode: Self-contained, Target Runtime: win-x86 (or win-x64)
5. Save
6. Publish

In the folder \bin\Debug\netcoreapp2.1\win-x86\ you will see the EXE file: