Visual Studio 2019 config for building custom Cheat Engine drivers.

VS2019 config for building custom Cheat Engine drivers

{
  "version": "1.0",
  "components": [
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.CoreEditor",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.CoreEditor",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.NuGet",
    "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.6.1.TargetingPack",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Roslyn.Compiler",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Roslyn.LanguageServices",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.FSharp",
    "Microsoft.ComponentGroup.ClickOnce.Publish",
    "Microsoft.NetCore.Component.DevelopmentTools",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.WebToolsExtensions",
    "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.8.SDK",
    "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.2.TargetingPack",
    "Microsoft.Net.ComponentGroup.DevelopmentPrerequisites",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.TypeScript.4.3",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.JavaScript.TypeScript",
    "Microsoft.Component.MSBuild",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.TextTemplating",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Common.Azure.Tools",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.SQL.CLR",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.ManagedDesktop.Core",
    "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.5.2.TargetingPack",
    "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.5.TargetingPack",
    "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.TargetingPack",
    "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.5.1.TargetingPack",
    "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.6.TargetingPack",
    "Microsoft.Net.ComponentGroup.TargetingPacks.Common",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.DiagnosticTools",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.EntityFramework",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Debugger.JustInTime",
    "Component.Microsoft.VisualStudio.LiveShare",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.IntelliCode",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.CoreIde",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Graphics.Tools",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.DiagnosticTools",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows10SDK.19041",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.ManagedDesktop.Prerequisites",
    "Microsoft.ComponentGroup.Blend",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.DotNetModelBuilder",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Redist.14.Latest",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.NativeDesktop.Core",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.WebToolsExtensions.CMake",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.CMake.Project",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.TestAdapterForBoostTest",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.TestAdapterForGoogleTest",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ASAN",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL.Spectre",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATLMFC.Spectre",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Runtimes.x86.x64.Spectre"
  ],
  "extensions": [
    "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MLNET.07"
  ]
}

1. Install Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition
2. Create a file named VS2019.vsconfig in your Documents folder and paste the above code into it.
3. Open Visual Studio Installer and select More/Import configuration in the VS2019 pane.
4. Use Import location to find the VS2019.vsconfing file and click Review details.
5. Click the Modify button and wait for the update to finish, then close the installer.
6. Download and install WDK 10.0.19041, and you should be good to go.