TypeScript's string enums - “Type … is not assignable to type …”

Question

I have recently upgraded the version of TypeScript from 2.3.4 to 2.4.0 hoping to use the string enums. To my dismay, however, I have been greeted with the error messages:

Answer 1

In Visual Studio 2017 version 15.3 and later, the TypeScript version used is bound to individual projects.

Reference - https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/Updating-TypeScript-in-Visual-Studio-2017