ERROR: Cannot find all types required by the 'async' modifier. Are you targeting the wrong framework version, or missing a reference to an assembly?

Question

I have following configuration of my PC:

• Windows 8
• Visual Studio 2012
• .NET Framework 4.5

My Project Configuration is:

• WP 7.1
• Silverlight 4.0
• .NET Framework 4.0
• CTP ASYNC (installed, using async and await keywords)

The project was written using VS2010 on Windows 7 machine for WP7.1. Now I have upgraded the PC to Windows 8 and have installed VS2012.

The project, however, complaining about 'async' modifier.

Cannot find all types required by the 'async' modifier. Are you targeting the wrong framework version, or missing a reference to an assembly?

Any idea how to solve this problem?

thank you!

Answer 1

There is a newer version of the Async targeting package which supports Silverlight 4. Search for Microsoft.BCL.Async in NuGet, or run install-package Microsoft.Bcl.Async –prein the Package Manager Console. The package supports SL4, WP 7.1+ and Portable Libraries (yes!)

You will find a detailed description in the BCL team's blog Using async/await without .NET Framework 4.5