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I'm rather new to Visual Studio and am trying to get Kinect running with it.

However, when I tried adding Kinect as a reference in my UWP project, I got an error saying

The SDK "WindowsPreview.Kinect, Version=2.0" depends on the following SDK(s) "Microsoft.VCLibs, version=12.0", which have not been added to the project or were not found. Please ensure that you add these dependencies to your project or you may experience runtime issues. You can add dependencies to your project through the Reference Manager

I found something slightly similar in stack overflow, the answer recommend installing UWP tools and repairing the Visual Studio. I tried those but it still didn't work. By the way, I'm using Windows 10 and Visual Studio 2017 Commmunity Edition.

sabrinazuraimi
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First, one of the most common issues encountered when starting Kinect coding is getting the correct SDK, and that might possibly be what's happening here:

  1. If you have the Kinect v1 for Windows or Xbox 360, install Kinect SDK 1.8
  2. If you have the Kinect v2 for Windows or Xbox One, install Kinect SDK 2.0

I have found you can have both installed at the same time, but you cannot load both Kinect libraries at the same time - I think they both use Kinect as a namespace.

Second, last time I developed a new Kinect app, there was no UWP skeletal tracking. Not sure there were any UWP compatible features - I ended up using WPF. This could have changed recently but I don't think so.

If Unity is an option for you, I have found this to be an easy way to get started: https://vitruviuskinect.com/

Stephen Howell
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    Hiya, the framework I'm using the right one - Kinect SDK 2.0. But you're right, the kinect worked just fine when I use WPF. Thanks! – sabrinazuraimi Oct 10 '18 at 07:57