Razor Host Factory error

Question

I get a MvcWebRazorHostFactory error trying to run my app, but it\'s not an MVC app at all. I have the following web packages installed via nuget:

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Answer 1

1. Inside your Web project, open "References" tree node.
   2. Look for "Assemblies" folder and open it.
   3. Look for System.Web.Mvc, right click on it, and select "Properties"

A dialog will prompt, read carefully the package full name field and look for the version number. For example, I have this one:

System.Web.Mvc, Version=5.2.7.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35

So, in the Web.config (inside Views folder) replace the version number!

In my case, it originally was:

Now I have (look at the Version value):

Hope it helps!