The build tools for Visual Studio 2013 (Platform Toolset = 'v120') on windows

hi @erik-bershel ,

I see that - 2023-04-04 21:46:12,471 6840 [DEBUG] - Sending message 'HandlePackageResultCompletedMessage' out if there are subscribers... 2023-04-04 21:46:12,471 6840 [DEBUG] - Attempting to delete file "C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\microsoft-build-tools-2013.chocolateyPending". 2023-04-04 21:46:12,487 6840 [INFO ] - The install of microsoft-build-tools-2013 was successful.

but the VSBuild is not finding the

- task: VSBuild@1 inputs: solution: 'xyz_device_service/xyz_encoder.sln' vsVersion: '12.0' platform: 'Mixed Platforms' configuration: 'Release' customVersion: '12.0'

VSBuild

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"D:\a_tasks\VSBuild_71a9a2d3-a98a-4caa-96ab-affca411ecda\1.214.0\node_modules\azure-pipelines-tasks-msbuildhelpers\tools\vswhere.exe" -version [17.0,18.0) -latest -format json "D:\a_tasks\VSBuild_71a9a2d3-a98a-4caa-96ab-affca411ecda\1.214.0\node_modules\azure-pipelines-tasks-msbuildhelpers\tools\vswhere.exe" -version [17.0,18.0) -products Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.BuildTools -latest -format json "D:\a_tasks\VSBuild_71a9a2d3-a98a-4caa-96ab-affca411ecda\1.214.0\node_modules\azure-pipelines-tasks-msbuildhelpers\tools\vswhere.exe" -version [16.0,17.0) -latest -format json ##[warning]Visual Studio version '12.0' not found. Falling back to version '16.0'. "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\MSBuild\Current\Bin\msbuild.exe" "D:\a\1\s\xyz_device_service\xyz_encoder.sln" /nologo /nr:false /dl:CentralLogger,"D:\a_tasks\VSBuild_71a9a2d3-a98a-4caa-96ab-affca411ecda\1.214.0\node_modules\azure-pipelines-tasks-msbuildhelpers\tools\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.DistributedTask.MSBuild.Logger.dll";"RootDetailId=63f68231-73f4-422d-86af-af3322c85a09|SolutionDir=D:\a\1\s\xyz_device_service|enableOrphanedProjectsLogs=true"*ForwardingLogger,"D:\a_tasks\VSBuild_71a9a2d3-a98a-4caa-96ab-affca411ecda\1.214.0\node_modules\azure-pipelines-tasks-msbuildhelpers\tools\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.DistributedTask.MSBuild.Logger.dll" /p:platform="Mixed Platforms" /p:configuration="Release" /p:VisualStudioVersion="16.0" /p:_MSDeployUserAgent="VSTS_afb63df5-3df5-4bdb-a16a-c3e4d4275409_build_1_0" Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "-m" switch. Build started 4/4/2023 9:46:33 PM. Project "D:\a\1\s\xyz_device_service\xyz_encoder.sln" on node 1 (default targets). ValidateSolutionConfiguration: Building solution configuration "Release|Mixed Platforms". ValidateProjects: The project "xyz_install" is not selected for building in solution configuration "Release|Mixed Platforms". ##[error]C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v160\Microsoft.CppBuild.targets(439,5): Error MSB8020: The build tools for Visual Studio 2013 (Platform Toolset = 'v120') cannot be found. To build using the v120 build tools, please install Visual Studio 2013 build tools. Alternatively, you may upgrade to the current Visual Studio tools by selecting the Project menu or right-click the solution, and then selecting "Retarget solution".