Face two difficulties with bower package manager in vs2017
In Visual Studio 2017, can not find any .bowerrc file under bower.json
.bowerrc
bower.json
Right click your project solution -> Add New Item -> select Web on the left -> select Bower Configuration File on the list -> Add
Right click your project solution
Add New Item
select Web on the left
select Bower Configuration File on the list
Add
Now you can install new bower package by right click your solution -> manage bower package.
More details below: