Cannot create C++ projects in VS 2013 community

Question

After I chose "Win32 Console Application" or "Win32 Project" and went through the wizard, I got an empty solution. And the "New Project" dialog poped up again:

When I tried the project types under the CLR category, I got an error:

It says something about accessing the OLE system registry.

But Windows Store C++ Application projects and other languages work just fine.

I've tried to:

Use the repair function provided by the installer.
Run vs_community.exe /uninstall /force and reinstall it.
Delete the ProjectTemplatesCache and ItemTemplatesCache directory in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\Common7\IDE and run devenv to install them again.
Run as Administrator and turn off security softwares.

Do you have any security-tools / scanners installed/running? — Pixelchemist, Jul 15 '15 at 14:04
Seems there is problem accessing registry. Make sure that you are logged into the computer as local Administrator, or are part of the local Administrator group. — Atul, Jul 15 '15 at 14:26

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 15 '15 at 18:34

I would have put this in comments but apparently you need more reputation points to comment than you do for an answer.

I recently had an OLE system registry error, mine occurred in a different way but it was tied to windows updates. It fixed itself when I uninstalled VS, installed updates, restarted computer, and re-installed VS(if you are installing from an exe and not a disc make sure you re-download the exe). That solve the problem for me.

Cannot create C++ projects in VS 2013 community

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