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Question

I installed c++ package on VS 2015 , if I tried to build the project ,the following problem appears :

C1083 Cannot open include file: 'ctype.h': No such file or directory Win32Project5 c:\program files (x86)\windows kits\8.1\include\um\winnt.h 31

Any possible solution ....

Answer 1

Repair / Reinstall visual studio. Make sure that the Windows SDK option (Probably 8.1 in your case) is ticked, As you can see in this picture:

Answer 2

Here is mine VS 2017 build tools configuration to make Python 3.7 and up to compile on my local machine and fix. Please notice that MS changed VS Studio Build Tools interface

In order to make code to compile you also MUST to install ODBC driver

You can download VS 2017 Build tools from: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/

Answer 3

To add the missing component, go to Control Panel -> Uninstall a Program, and select to Change the installation of Visual Studio. Then, here is the option you need to check: Then press "Modify".

Also don't forget to update the project's Properties to be using Windows SDK version 10.0.17134.0.