Error adding ChromiumWebBrowser to project - C# Visual Studio
I am trying to add the Cef.WinForms library to my project and I'm following the steps found here https://tutorialslink.com/Articles/DEVELOPING-CHROMIUM-BASED-BROWSER-IN-Csharp/1468. I was able to add the library find using Nuget, however I did get a warning that it expected .NET 4.6.1 and I have .NET 5.0. I tried to manually install 4.6.1 but it will not allow it as it says a newer version is already installed. This may not even be the cause of my error but I wanted to mention it just in case.
When I try to drag the component ChromiumWebBrowser over to my main form, I get the error seen below. I've searched for this error to try and resolve it but I am so far not finding anything helpful. Does anyone know what I'm missing here?
As noted in the comments, when targeting .Net 5.0 you'll need to use the packages with the NETCore suffix.
For .Net Core 3.1/.Net 5.0+
- https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.WinForms.NETCore/
- https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.Wpf.NETCore/
- https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.OffScreen.NETCore/
NOTE A minimum of .Net Core 3.1 is required.
For the .Net 4.5.2 to .Net 4.8
- https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.WinForms/
- https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.Wpf/
- https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.OffScreen/
All packages require Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 or greater.
Ijwhost.dll
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