fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'kernel32.lib'

Question

I\'ve been getting this error ever since I installed the .NET Framework SDK for 64-bit programming on my Visual C++ 2010 Express compiler. I can\'t compile even a simple pro

Answer 1

I had a differnt problem on Windows 10 with Visual Studio 2017 but with the same effects. I think my problems came down to VS being installed onto a drive other than "C:\". I solved the problem by Reinstalling Windows 10 SDK

First I had to uninstall the Windows SDK (there were two versions installed). Then ran the executable. Once installed, ran visual studio and it worked fine.