How to build .NET 4.6 Framework app without Visual Studio installed?

Question

Until now, I could build .NET 4.5.2 using command line

c:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v4.0.30319\\MSBuild MySolution.sln

The only w

Answer 1

Install:

• The .NET 4.6 Framework
• The Microsoft Build Tools 2015
• The .NET Framework 4.6 targeting Pack

Then call a different version of MsBuild to build your solution:

 C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\Bin\MsBuild.exe MySolution.sln

Note, this may not contain all bits pieces and sdk's that ship with Visual Studio, so you may encounter "missing .targets files" or other problems building your application. Other SDKs may alleviate that problem:

• The Windows 10 Platform SDK
• The Azure SDK