Installing two versions of Visual Studio at the same time will result in MSBuild.exe not being able to find the build to the tool

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[severity:It bothers me. A fix would be nice] [regression] [worked-in:17.9/16.*]
I have installed two versions of Visual Studio in my computer, VS2019 and VS2022, my 2019 version has C/C++ installed, but my 2022 version does not, when I use MSBuild to compile python3.11.10, the program keeps reporting errors, the error is as follows:
error MSB8020: Unable to find build tool for v142 (platform toolset="v142"). To build using the v142 build tool, install the v142 build tool. Alternatively, you can upgrade to the current Visual Studio tool by selecting the Project menu or by right-clicking the solution, and then selecting Retarget Solution.
Then, I checked the directory of MSBuild where the error was reported, which is the MSBuild in the VS2019 installation directory, and if I open and compile it with the graphical program of Visual Studio 2019, it will not report the error.
Finally, I installed C/C++ support for the 2022 version so that it could compile and run properly

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[StellaHuang95]

Hi there, thanks for reaching out. Glad to hear that installing C/C++ support for VS2022 resolved the issue. It could be that the v142 platform toolset relies on specific components that may not be fully recognized or compatible when only partially installed in an older version like VS2019. With C/C++ support in VS2022, MSBuild now has the necessary dependencies to target v142, avoiding the errors you encountered. If you have other issues related to Python Tools in Visual Studio, feel free to reopen the issue. Thanks!