Set up your development environment Install Visual Studio Install Visual Studio 2017 from here Choose ".NET desktop development" option Add ".NET Framework 4.7.1 development tools" Install Wix tools To build the MSI project, you need to install Wix tools Install Wix build tool Install Wix build tool from here Use the Wix 3.1.1 tool set (requires .Net framework 3.5.1). You can find the installation package from here. Install Wix Toolset Visual Studio 2017 extension The extension is available in the Visual Studio marketplace and can be found here.