npm install error – MSB3428: Could not load the Visual C++ component “VCBuild.exe”

Try this from cmd line as Administrator

optional part, if you need to use a proxy:

set HTTP_PROXY=http://login:password@your-proxy-host:your-proxy-port
set HTTPS_PROXY=http://login:password@your-proxy-host:your-proxy-port

run this:

npm install -g --production windows-build-tools

No need for Visual Studio. This has what you need.

References:

https://www.npmjs.com/package/windows-build-tools
https://github.com/felixrieseberg/windows-build-tools

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