How to Enable WiX Projects in Visual Studio 2017

You can manually enable Visual Studio 2017 compatibility with WiX 3.10 or earlier:

1. Close all instances of Visual Studio.

2. Copy
   C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\WiX to
   C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\WiX

   (In the destination path, replace “Enterprise” with “Professional” or “Community” depending on your edition.)

   

   You may need to provide Administrator permission:

   

   The result will look like this:

   

3. Copy C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX

4. Then execute the following command as Administrator:

   “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\Common7\IDE\devenv” /setup

   (Again, replace “Enterprise” with “Professional” or “Community” depending on your edition.)

   

When you open Visual Studio 2017, WiX 3.10 and earlier projects will be compatible.