First, try following the instructions on the BigCommerce Theme Docs.
If you encounter an error about Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props
not being found, open the Windows Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\MSBuild\ToolsVersions\4.0
.
Add the string key VCTargetsPath
with the value C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets
.