LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _main referenced in function ___tmainCRTStartup

Question

I have the following error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _main referenced in function ___tmainCRTStartup,

There are a lot of threads relating to this error bu

Answer 1

Because it hasn't been mentioned yet, this was the solution for me:

I had this error with a DLL after creating a new configuration for my project. I had to go to Project Properties -> Configuration Properties -> General and change the Configuration Type to Dynamic Library (.dll).

So if you're still having trouble after trying everything else, it's worth checking to see if the configuration type is what you expect for your project. If it's not set correctly, the compiler will be looking for the wrong main symbol. In my case, it was looking for WinMain instead of DllMain.