The WiX Toolset v3.11 (or newer) build tools must be installed to build this project

Question

Just installed Visual Studio 2017 and wix extension and when trying to build a solution which uses Wix I get the following error:

Error       The WiX Toolse         


        

Answer 1

I tried the above solution and wasn't able to resolve the issue even after repeated reinstall and reboots.

I removed the existing setup project and created a new setup project, this solved my issue. Caution, backup your setup project before removing it so you don't loose your work or have to recreate from scratch.

May be a tip to others who might be stuck with the issue even after reinstall and reboots.