NuGet package problems while building DirectX Graphics Samples - nuget

Question

I've encountered NuGet problems while building DirectX-Graphics-Samples
The error occurs with many projects, here is an example:
NuGet Package restore failed for project D3D12Multithreading: Unable to find version '1.0.161208001' of package 'WinPixEventRuntime'. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\NuGetPackages\: Package 'WinPixEventRuntime.1.0.161208001' is not found on source 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\NuGetPackages\'. . Please see Error List window for detailed warnings and errors. 1>------ Build started: Project: D3D12Multithreading, Configuration: Debug x64 ------ 1>D:\Personal\Projects\MyProjects\ProjDirectXGraphicsSamples\Samples\Desktop\D3D12Multithreading\src\D3D12Multithreading.vcxproj(157,5): error : This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them. For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is D:\Personal\Projects\MyProjects\ProjDirectXGraphicsSamples\Samples\Desktop\D3D12Multithreading\src\packages\WinPixEventRuntime.1.0.161208001\build\WinPixEventRuntime.targets. 1>Done building project "D3D12Multithreading.vcxproj" -- FAILED.
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
Microsoft's suggestions for restoring packages
did not help either:
NuGet Package restore failed for project D3D12Multithreading: Unable to find version '1.0.161208001' of package 'WinPixEventRuntime'.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\NuGetPackages\: Package 'WinPixEventRuntime.1.0.161208001' is not found on source 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\NuGetPackages\'.
. Please see Error List window for detailed warnings and errors.
NuGet package restore finished.
Time Elapsed: 00:00:00.0389909
========== Finished ==========
I am using VS Enterprise 2019(16.5.1), .NET 4.8.03752, SDK 10.0.19041.0.
I have NuGet package manager in my VS configuration but not NuGet targets and build tasks.
Here is my .vsconfig
{
"version": "1.0",
"components": [
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.CoreEditor",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.CoreEditor",
"Microsoft.NetCore.Component.Runtime.3.1",
"Microsoft.NetCore.Component.SDK",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.NuGet",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Roslyn.Compiler",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Roslyn.LanguageServices",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.WebToolsExtensions",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.TypeScript.3.8",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.JavaScript.TypeScript",
"Microsoft.Component.MSBuild",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.TextTemplating",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.SQL.LocalDB.Runtime",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Common.Azure.Tools",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.SQL.CLR",
"Microsoft.Net.Component.4.5.TargetingPack",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.IntelliCode",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.IntelliTrace.FrontEnd",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.DiagnosticTools",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.AppInsights.Tools",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.WebDeploy",
"Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.1.TargetingPack",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.ClassDesigner",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.GraphDocument",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.CodeMap",
"Microsoft.Component.PythonTools",
"Microsoft.Component.PythonTools.Miniconda",
"Microsoft.Component.PythonTools.Web",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.CoreIde",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows10SDK",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Graphics.Tools",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.DiagnosticTools",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows10SDK.18362",
"Component.CPython3.x64",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Python",
"Microsoft.ComponentGroup.Blend",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Debugger.JustInTime",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.MSIX.Packaging",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Redist.14.Latest",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.ArchitectureTools.Native",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.NativeDesktop.Core",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.WebToolsExtensions.CMake",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.CMake.Project",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.TestAdapterForBoostTest",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.TestAdapterForGoogleTest",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ASAN",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Llvm.ClangToolset",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Llvm.Clang",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.NativeDesktop.Llvm.Clang",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop",
"Microsoft.Component.NetFX.Native",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.UWP.NetCoreAndStandard",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Graphics",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.UWP.Xamarin",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.UWP.Support",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Universal",
"Microsoft.Net.Component.3.5.DeveloperTools",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Unity",
"Component.UnityEngine.x64",
"Component.UnityEngine.x86",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedGame",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeGame",
"Component.MDD.Linux",
"Component.Linux.CMake",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeCrossPlat"
]
}
What components should be in my VS installation for NuGet to work properly?

Answer 1

The project use package.config file to manage nuget packages.
So try to modify the Package Reference to Package.config

Answer 2

All I had to do was to add https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json as the source of nuget.org in Visual Studio Tools->Options->NuGet Package manager