Installation Failure of WPF UI Extension in Visual Studio 2022 Enterprise

[fkitsantas]

Describe the bug

I am encountering an issue while trying to install the WPF UI extension in Visual Studio 2022 Enterprise. The installation process halts with an error message indicating that certain references are missing:

Microsoft.NetCore.Component.Runtime.9.0
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.ManagedDesktop.Prerequisites
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.CoreEditor
Despite having these components already installed and verified through the Visual Studio Installer, the extension installer continues to report them as missing. This prevents the successful installation of the WPF UI extension.

To Reproduce

Steps to Reproduce:
Open Visual Studio 2022 Enterprise.
Navigate to Extensions > Manage Extensions.
Search for "WPF UI" and select the extension.
Click on Install to install version 4.0.2.
The installation process fails with the following error message:

`This extension cannot be installed because the following references are missing:

• Microsoft.NetCore.Component.Runtime.9.0
• Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.ManagedDesktop.Prerequisites
• Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.CoreEditor`

Expected behavior

The WPF UI extension should install successfully without any errors.

Screenshots

OS version

Windows 11 Pro
Version: 23H2

.NET version

Both .NET 8 SDK and .NET 9 SDK are installed on the system.

WPF-UI NuGet version

4.0.2

Additional context

Could you please investigate this issue and provide guidance on how to resolve it? Alternatively, consider updating the installer to handle these dependencies more robustly. If there are specific prerequisites or configurations needed for the successful installation of the WPF UI extension, kindly document them clearly.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your response.

[pomianowski]

#1369 duplicate