# Unable to generate VS project files for 5.1

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**Category:** Programming & Scripting\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, CPP, question\
**Created:** [November 29, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unable-to-generate-vs-project-files-for-5-1/717750 "2022-11-29T13:24:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![UpsideDown83](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@UpsideDown83](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/UpsideDown83)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unable-to-generate-vs-project-files-for-5-1/717750/3 "2023-09-07T00:11:39Z")

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I had same error when switching to UE5.3 and solution provided by Godwhacker didn’t work.  
To resolve the problem I had to remove one file - C:\Users\YOUR USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Unreal Engine\UnrealBuildTool\BuildConfiguration.xml  
Then re-generate project files. This way unreal created a new config file with proper settings.

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