Installation error: MSbuild is not recognized as internal or external command about win3wm HOT 6 CLOSED

yeah sure, so you have to install visual studio, install the C++ and Windows C++ extensions.
then there should be a specific command prompt you can find, called "Developer Command Prompt for VS 2019" run that and navigate to win3wm.
then just running build.bat should work.
Also you do not have to build the program, on the releases tab there is an already pre-compiled zip.

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is it free? can I use https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/?

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i installed it and i see 'extension' menu item. i clicked on it and searched for 'C++'. i see a lot of options. which one do i need to choose?

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Tools -> Get Tools and Features.
Desktop Development with C++, install that and you should be able to build it

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If you're installing VisalStudio 'Desktop developement with C++' should do the trick.
If its just the build tools 'C++ Buildtools' is probably the right call.
It works with 'Desktop developement with C++' (on my machine)
Edit: you will find the compiled result in the subdirectory Build

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Thank you! I installed 'Desktop Development with C++'.

I am following this stackoverflow answer to build the project:

1. Right click the batch file in the Solution Explorer
2. Select “Open With…” from the context menu
3. Click “Add…”
4. In the “Program name” textbox, enter powershell.exe
5. In the “Friendly name” textbox enter “PowerShell”
6. Select “Set As Default
7. Click OK

a blue window is opened for a second and closes. I am looking inside the build folder but I don't see an executable.

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