XamlParseException when using the XAML Designer

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Important: Consider every tag in the .xaml codes below closed

I've searched everywhere for the answer but none of the questions in this website (or the MSDN website) solved it. Everytime I create a new Windows Phone 8.1 project I get the XamlParseException, even when I choose the Blank App project. I will list everything I tried.

• Reinstall VS 2015
• Reinstall VS 2015 without the SDK and then download it later with the emulators
• Enable Developer Mode on Windows
• Disable Project Code
• Open the .xaml files with the Automatic Editor Selector and XAML Designer
• Enable XAML Designer in the Options, of course
• Update Windows 10 (note: I couldn't upgrade to 1809, I'm stuck with 1803)
• Enable Hypervisor on the BIOS
• Reboot computer
• Adding the 'ThemeResources.xaml' manually on the project
• Build, Rebuild and Clean the solution
• Using different .NET Framework versions
  

Here is my App.xaml code:

<Application
x:Class="App2.App"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="using:App2">

Here is my MainPage.xaml code:

<Page
x:Class="App2.MainPage"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="using:App2"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
mc:Ignorable="d"
Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">

<Grid>

</Grid>

Answer 1

I got it to work just by updating to Windows 10 1089, don't forget to enable Developer Mode once you upgrade, since "Sideload Apps" isn't enough.