I had a similar problem today, and I solved it referring to
Visual Studio can’t build due to rc.exe.
To fix the issue, do next steps:
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Add this to your
PATH
environment variables:C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\x64
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Copy these files
rc.exe
&rcdll.dll
fromC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\bin\x86
toC:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\bin
In newer Windows these files might also be in the highest version: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.VERSION\x86