The imported project C:\…\v4.5\Microsoft.Expression.Blend.WPF.targets" was not found

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I was developing my WPF projects using Visual Studio 2013 in my old window 7. But when I installed new Windows 10 and also Visual Studio 2017 and tried to open my project; my project fail to load and got this error message:

the imported project "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\MSBuild\Microsoft\Expression\Blend.NETFramework\v4.5\Microsoft.Expression.Blend.WPF.targets" was not found. Also, tried to fiend "Microsoft\Expression\Blend.NetFramework\v.4.5\Microsoft.Expression.Blend.WPF.targets in the fallback searchpath(s) for $(MSBuildExtensionsPath) - "C:\Progam Files (x86)\MSBuild" . These search paths are defined in "C:\Users\AdminPC\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio\15.0_51bebed7\devenv.exe.config" . Confirm that the path in the declaration is correct , and that the file exists on the disk in one of the search paths. C:\Users\AdminPC\Documents\Visual Studio 2013\Projects\MyCustomMessages\MyCustomMessages.csproj

I Searched for some solutions I found I have to install BlendWPFSDKv4_en.msi Version 4, but still doesn't help also there is no BlendWPFSDKv4_en.msi version 4.5. What Should I do, Shall I install VS 2013 in order to fix this issue?

Unloaded Project cuz of Blend v4.5

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c#wpfmsbuildvisual-studio-2017
Ensure that Blend is installed and that you selected the .NET Framework 4.5 SDK on the Visual Studio Installer – Camilo Terevinto
Camilo Terevinto, Thanks for the reply. I did want you tell me but still the issue stands – Kimonshi sagat
No, install blend for your current version of visual studio. – C Johnson
Leo Liu-MSFT, Thanks for replying my issue. I can't find ...\Expression\Blend.NETFramework\v4.5\Microsoft.Expression.Blend.WPF.targets. Not even from another device who has VS2013. – Kimonshi sagat

4 Answers

5
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The imported project C:\…\v4.5\Microsoft.Expression.Blend.WPF.targets" was not found

Found it. You should launch the Visual Studio Installer from the start menu, switch to the "Individual components" page, under the "SDKs, libraries, and frameworks" heading, find the "Blend for Visual Studio SDK for .NET" and install it:

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After the installation is complete, you will find it under the path:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\MSBuild\Microsoft\Expression\Blend.NETFramework\v4.5

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Hope this helps.

3
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You can remove the reference to blend;

  1. With VS 2019 - Right click on the (unloaded/load failed) project.

  2. Select - edit your *****.csproj file.

  3. At the bottom of the file, remove the following line 

    <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\Expression\Blend\.NETFramework\v4.5\Microsoft.Expression.Blend.WPF.targets" />

  4. Save, Reload the project & happiness.

2
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I had solved the problem by installing

Install Microsoft Expression Blend Software Development Kit (SDK) for .NET 4,

without install an older version of VS

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I had solved the problem by installing VS2015 in the same machine that has VS2017 and now the project works fine in VS2017.