Yup, that's how I make a build server: clean windows image, MSBuild, then copy the utils, build targets, reference assemblies etc over from a machine containing

Yup, that's how I make a build server: clean windows image, MSBuild, then copy the utils, build targets, reference assemblies etc over from a machine containing VS. It's such a pain that a famous ex-Microsoftie started a connect request for it: https://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio/suggestions/5786689-support-net-builds-without-requiring-visual-studi https://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-stud...