I have not retargeted the project, but it is still configured to use the v141 platform toolset, i.e. Visual Studio 2017 Build Tools. As far as I can tell, I have specifically installed the required build tools in Visual Studio 2019, which should be evident here. I had the same issue. Steps given in this Solution helped me solve my issue. Repeating the steps here for future reference. If you're attempting to build a Win32 'Desktop' application, the easiest way to get the v140 Platform Toolset is via the Visual Studio Installer (please see the image, below, for an illustration of steps '3.'

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Platform Toolset 141 Download For Windows 10

• Platform in the generator name. Instead “CMAKEGENERATORPLATFORM” must be used, e.g. Through the “-A” command-line option. Furthermore, the default target platform (architecture) is now based on the.host. platform. The VS host toolset selection is now based on the host architecture as well.
• This archive contains SDK releases and updates for earlier Windows and Windows Phone platform versions, as well as emulator releases supporting development and UX testing for mobile device experiences. For the latest editions of Visual Studio and the Windows 10 developer tools, see Downloads and tools for Windows.
• This toolset compiles your executable on the target machine, so you can build for any supported architecture. ARM64 support is available in Visual Studio 2017 and later. For information about how to set the target platform configuration, see How to: Configure Visual C Projects to Target 64-Bit, x64 Platforms.

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Windows 10 SDK, version 2004 (10.0.19041.0)	Released in conjunction with Windows 10, version 2004. Includes servicing updates 10.0.19041.685. Updated 12/16/20 Resolved unpredictable and hard to diagnose crashes when linking both umbrella libraries and native OS libraries (for example, onecoreuap.lib and kernel32.lib) Resolved issue that prevented AppVerifier from working Resolved issue that caused WACK to fail with “Task failed to enable HighVersionLie”	INSTALL SDK	DOWNLOAD .ISO
Windows 10 SDK, version 1903 (10.0.18362.1)	Released in conjunction with Windows 10, version 1903.	INSTALL SDK	DOWNLOAD .ISO
Windows 10 SDK, version 1809 (10.0.17763.0)	Released in conjunction with Windows 10, version 1809. Includes servicing updates 10.0.17763.132. Addressed issue where Windows App Certification Kits crashes for any app that declares more than one Device Family in manifest Addressed issue where Windows App Certification Kit failed to deploy MSIX bundle Addressed issue where UWP projects that used multiple MinTargetPlatformVersions would fail with a build error related to XAML. Addressed issue where deriving from SelectorAutomationPeer in IDL raises MIDL error 'Unsupported array pattern detected.'	INSTALL SDK	DOWNLOAD .ISO
Windows 10 SDK, version 1803 (10.0.17134.12)	Released in conjunction with the Windows 10 April Update (version 1803).	INSTALL SDK
Windows 10 SDK (10.0.16299.91) and Microsoft Emulator for Windows 10 mobile (10.0.15254.1)	Released in conjunction with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709).	INSTALL SDK	INSTALL EMULATOR
Windows 10 SDK (10.0.15063.468) and Microsoft Emulator for Windows 10 mobile (10.0.15254.1)	Released in conjunction with the Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703). Addressed issue where build errors were encountered when including events.h Back ported tests to App Certification Kit Addressed issue where WinAppDeploycmd tool fails to connect to phone via USB Addressed issue where UWP Remote Deployment Pipeline silently swallows SMB exceptions.	INSTALL SDK	INSTALL EMULATOR
Windows 10 SDK (10.0.14393.795) and Microsoft Emulator for Windows 10 mobile (10.0.14393.0)	Released in conjunction with the Windows 10 Anniversary Edition (version 1607). This non-security update includes quality improvements. Addressed issue where developers could not build UWP apps on Windows 7 because MRMSupport.dll failed to load. Addressed issue where MidlRT and MDMerge failed to run on Windows 7 Addressed issue where SDK setup failed to install on Windows Addressed issue where deploying a legacy Store app to a 8.1 Phone caused Visual Studio to crash Addressed issue where application data was not preserved across remote debugging sessions when apps were getting un-registered.	INSTALL SDK	INSTALL EMULATOR
Windows 10 SDK (10.0.10586.212) and Microsoft Emulator for Windows 10 mobile (10.0.10586.11)	Released in conjunction with Windows 10, version 1511	INSTALL SDK	INSTALL EMULATOR
Windows 10 SDK (10.0.10240) and Microsoft Emulator for Windows 10 mobile (10.0.10240).	Released in conjunction with Windows 10, version 1507. Note: The version will display as 10.0.26624 during setup.	INSTALL SDK	INSTALL EMULATOR
Microsoft HoloLens Emulator	Run apps on Windows Holographic in a virtual machine without a HoloLens. This installation also includes holographic DirectX project templates for Visual Studio	INSTALL EMULATOR