Configuring a C++ project in Visual Studio to use the latest toolkit installed

Question

I am developing the same code on two different machines, with different versions of VS installed, and I have to reconfigure my projects each time I switch from one to the other. Is it possible to make project configurations dynamic, so the latest version of the Visual C++ Toolkit installed is used?

I looked online but did not find anything.

Use cmake, use generated vs projects, they will use the latest toolchains, and don't use visual studio created projects. — 273K, Apr 15 '23 at 23:35
Please provide enough code so others can better understand or reproduce the problem. — Community, Apr 16 '23 at 14:39
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45452145/how-to-set-platformtoolset-property-from-msbuild — Hans Passant, Apr 17 '23 at 11:41
Is your problem solved? What C++ project did you create and did you use CMake? — Minxin Yu - MSFT, May 18 '23 at 06:08

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 17 '23 at 08:16

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VS version and the corresponding toolkit:

VS2022 V143
VS2019 V142
...

Try using $(DefaultPlatformToolset) in Platform ToolSet.

answered Apr 17 '23 at 08:16

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Thank you, that's what I was looking for! (and sorry for answering so late) – Frimousse May 18 '23 at 11:31

Configuring a C++ project in Visual Studio to use the latest toolkit installed

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