@Scripts.Render("~/bundles/bootstrap") is throwing NullReferenceException

Question

I am working on this ASP.NET MVC project. I did not do any changes to the _Layout.cshtml or BundleConfig.cs or Web.config. When I ran the project, it is showing the below exception:

System.NullReferenceException: 'Object reference not set to an instance of an object.' [External Code] ASP._Page_Views_Shared__Layout_cshtml.Execute() in _Layout.cshtml

I tried the minification method but still it failed. If it is possible to view, please check the photos below.

Can somebody help me resolve this issue, please?

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Answer 1

Replace the following:

bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/mybundle").Include(
            "~/Scripts/...",
            "~/Scripts/..."));

with this:

bundles.Add(new Bundle("~/bundles/mybundle").Include(
            "~/Scripts/...",
            "~/Scripts/..."));