Issue with Swift Installation

cassik · November 9, 2022, 9:03pm

I have been trying to run Swift on my windows 11. I installed the latest release and afterwards checked "swift --version" in cmd and it gave me this error:

warning: no such SDK: “C:\Library\Developer\Platforms\Windows.platform\Developer\SDKs\Windows.sdk”

Does anyone know how to fix this? If there's any info I can provide that would help solve the issue I'd happy to do so

svanimpe · November 10, 2022, 9:34am

Hi @cassik

I use the following instructions with my students:

github.com

pwsacademy/swift-setup/blob/main/platforms/windows/README.md

# Windows 10 / 11

The following instructions will help you get started with Swift on Windows.

## Prerequisites

Before you install Swift, first enable **developer mode**. This is required for the Swift Package Manager to work properly.

On Windows 10, open the **Start** menu and navigate to **Settings ▸ Update & Security ▸ For developers**. Here, you can enable developer mode:

![](developer-mode-10.png)

On Windows 11, you can find this setting under **Settings ▸ Privacy & security ▸ For developers**:

![](developer-mode-11.png)

Next, install or update **App Installer** from the Microsoft Store:

![](app-installer.png)

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Can you check if you missed any steps? In particular, make sure the Visual Studio components are installed before installing Swift. If you install Swift first, then Visual Studio, you may need to repair your Swift installation.