MSBuild - installation under Windows

In this short article, we would like to show how to install MSBuild.exe under Windows.

Simple steps:

1. install Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 - Community Edition,
   Direct download: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community
   Hints:
   • you can run the installer without a Microsoft account,
   • MSBuild.exe will be installed in:

     C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin

     or:

     C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin

• add one of the above paths to Path environment variable (select the one that contains MSBuild.exe application),
• open Command Prompt or other command line and check if MSBuild.exe is working (command line should be opened/re-opened after Path variable is updated).

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See also

1. ❤ 💻 Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition – Download Latest Free Version