# Even on a brand new, blank C++ project, the build fails. **URL:** \ **Category:** C++\ **Tags:** beginner, unreal-engine, build-failed\ **Created:** [July 27, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/even-on-a-brand-new-blank-c-project-the-build-fails/2620082 "2025-07-27T13:26:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SajeevanVeeriah](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@SajeevanVeeriah](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/SajeevanVeeriah)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/even-on-a-brand-new-blank-c-project-the-build-fails/2620082/1 "2025-07-27T13:26:30Z")
I have already tried a full, clean reinstallation of both Visual Studio 2022 (with the ‘Game development with C++’ and ‘Unreal Engine installer’ components) and Unreal Engine 5.6. I have also tried ‘Verify’, and ‘Switch Engine Version’, but the error persists. System Win11. Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Warning As Error: Package ‘Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU’ 14.0.0 has a known high severity vulnerability, [ImageMagick has XMP profile write that triggers hang due to unbounded loop · CVE-2025-53015 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vmhh-8rxq-fp9g) Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Warning As Error: Package ‘Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU’ 14.0.0 has a known high severity vulnerability, [ImageMagick has XMP profile write that triggers hang due to unbounded loop · CVE-2025-53015 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vmhh-8rxq-fp9g) Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Source\Programs\AutomationTool\AutomationUtils\bin\Development\ref\AutomationUtils.Automation.dll’ could not be found Metadata file ‘C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE\_5.6\Engine\Platforms\VisionOS\Binaries\DotNET\AutomationTool\AutomationScripts\ref\VisionOS.Automation.dll’ could not be found Package ‘Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU’ 14.0.0 has a known high severity vulnerability, [ImageMagick has XMP profile write that triggers hang due to unbounded loop · CVE-2025-53015 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vmhh-8rxq-fp9g) ---
**Author:** ![WarMachine3D](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/warmachine3d/32/1036363_2.png) [@WarMachine3D](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/WarMachine3D)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/even-on-a-brand-new-blank-c-project-the-build-fails/2620082/2 "2025-07-27T22:08:21Z")
For those who are on launcher version & using VS I suggest you build your project through UnrealVS extension to bypass this issue temporary > **[Using the UnrealVS Extension for Unreal Engine C++ Projects | Unreal Engine...](https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/unreal-engine/using-the-unrealvs-extension-for-unreal-engine-cplusplus-projects)** > > Guide for installing, setting up, and using the UnrealVS extension for Visual Studio. If you have built from source you can change .csproj files mentioned in error and change [ImageMagick.NET](http://ImageMagick.NET) from 14.0.0 to 14.7.0 Other alternative option is Directory.Build.props into the root of unreal ```auto false ``` any offending ,csproj files, Localization.Automation.csproj and AutomationScripts.Automation.csproj add before the closing tag ```auto false NU1701 ``` Last solution is to suppress error for nuget stuff courtesy of Frith on Unreal Source discord, you can also reduce the importance of the error to warning instead of turning it off completely.