1. Fixing “Microsoft.WebApplication.targets was not found” issue.

• Download vs_BuildTools.exe.
• Open Command Prompt.
• Execute the command below.

  vs_BuildTools.exe --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.
  Workload.WebBuildTools --passive

• Open .csproj or .vbproj file using Notepad.
• Find Project element and set

  <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="17.0">

• Find VisualStudioVersion element and set

  <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">17.0</VisualStudioVersion>

• Find Import Project=”$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32) … Microsoft.WebApplication.targets text and set

  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v17.0\WebApplications\Microsoft.WebApplication.targets" Condition="false" />

   

2. Finding build errors.

• Execute the command below.

  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe" /property:Configuration=Release "YourSolution.sln" -restore -p:RestorePackagesConfig=true > Build.log

   

• Open Build.log file and search for “errors” text.