The specified framework 'Microsoft.NETCore.App', version '2.2.0' was not found

Question

I am using Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.3.7. I assume it is the latest update.

When I try to compile a basic .NET Core 2.2 console application:

...I get the following error:

It was not possible to find any compatible framework version The specified framework 'Microsoft.NETCore.App', version '2.2.0' was not found.   - The following frameworks were found:       1.0.1 at [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]       2.0.9 at [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]       2.1.11 at [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]       2.1.12 at [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]       2.1.13 at [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]       3.0.0 at [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]  You can resolve the problem by installing the specified framework and/or SDK.  The .NET Core frameworks can be found at:   - https://aka.ms/dotnet-download . 

My understanding is that .NET Core 3.0 is backward compatible. Why Visual Studio installer installed all versions of .NET Core except 2.2? How do I solve this problem?

Answer 1

For whatever reason, .NET Core 2.2 is not installed by the ".NET Core cross-platform development" workload.

Open up the Visual Studio installer then go to the "Individual components" tab and you can install it from there: