How can I create a setup project for a .NET 6 / C# Windows Forms project?

Question

I created a project with C# Windows Forms running on .NET 6.0.

I want to distribute the installation file using a Setup project. But I don't know what to choose from [Prerequisites...].

What should I choose?

Here's instructions, they're a bit old but it should be roughly the same: stackoverflow.com/questions/11474320/… — Jeremy Thompson
– Jeremy Thompson, Commented Sep 11, 2023 at 4:51

user16612111 · Accepted Answer · 2023-09-11 04:51:41Z

To generate a setup for your application in Visual Studio then follow the steps below to do it

Add a new Setup project to your solution by right clicking on the solution then click on Add then New Project from the sub context menu.
Search for a Windows Application Packaging Project template and click Next
Specify a name for the project and and hit Create, you may see a prompt for the minimum Windows platform versions that your application will support, specify accordingly.
After the setup project is created in Visual Studio then right click on it and choose Add and then Project Reference from the sub context menu
In the window that shows up, choose your project that you created first by checking on the box next to its name and hit OK
To generate a setup for the application, simply right click on the Setup project and hit Build
The setup file will be generated in the output path configuration specified in setup project

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