Compiling UE 4 first time - Unable to read module manifest

Can you try this

copy “BuildConfiguration.xml” as backup
delete “BuildConfiguration.xml” in C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Roaming\Unreal Engine\UnrealBuildTool

  • create new project
  • OR delete Saved, Intermediate, Binaries folders and generated VS files

Unreal Engine will generate new default “BuildConfiguration.xml”

And check my previous case and solution