Windows SDK registry variable not found

Question

I cannot build my project in Visual Studio 2012. The error is:

1>C:\\Program Files (x86)\\MSBuild\\Microsoft.Cpp\\v4.0\\V110\\Microsoft.CppBuild.targe

Answer 1

Adding my observations of a similar problem reporting the same error....

If the required SDKs are installed, but the problem persists, try toggling the Platform Toolset under the project's General configuration properties. For example, I changed Visual Studio 2013 (v120) to Visual Studio 2015 (v140). After applying, I reverted the Platform Toolset back to Visual Studio 2013 (v120) which corrected the problem of the missing WindowsSDKDir setting.

On another workstation where the project works, VS2012 is installed. The new workstation without VS2012 complains about the missing WindowsSDKDir setting; although, the Platform Toolset parameter displays Visual Studio 2013 (v120)