Visual Studio Community 2015 MFC empty project doesn't compile - c++

Question

I just installed Visual Studio Community 2015 (version 14.0.24720.00) and tried to create an MFC dialog based project.
In the wizard I only selected "Dialog based", leaving all the other settings to default.
The project simply doesn't compile, which isn't exactly a promising starting point...
Am I overlooking something? Is the MFC template broken?
Below, the compile time errors I get (I cut away the long paths for the sake of legibility).
Thanks for your time.
program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 14.01>------ Build started: Project: MFCApplication, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1> stdafx.cpp
1>c:\[...omissis...]\atlcore.h(639): error C2065: 'LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_SYSTEM32': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\uianimation.h(2621): error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxanimationhelper.h(411): error C2065: 'UI_E_VALUE_NOT_SET': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxanimationhelper.h(441): error C2065: 'UI_E_VALUE_NOT_SET': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2103): error C3646: 'm_pConfigs': unknown override specifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2103): error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2024): error C2065: 'GC_PAN_WITH_GUTTER': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2024): error C2065: 'GC_PAN_WITH_INERTIA': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2088): error C2065: 'GC_ALLGESTURES': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2030): error C2065: 'GID_ZOOM': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2030): error C2065: 'GC_ZOOM': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2036): error C2065: 'GID_ROTATE': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2036): error C2065: 'GC_ROTATE': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2042): error C2065: 'GID_TWOFINGERTAP': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2042): error C2065: 'GC_TWOFINGERTAP': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2056): error C2065: 'GID_PAN': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2056): error C2065: 'GC_PAN': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2062): error C2065: 'GID_PAN': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2062): error C2065: 'GC_PAN_WITH_SINGLE_FINGER_VERTICALLY': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2068): error C2065: 'GID_PAN': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2068): error C2065: 'GC_PAN_WITH_SINGLE_FINGER_HORIZONTALLY': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2074): error C2065: 'GID_PAN': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxw
in.h(2074): error C2065: 'GC_PAN_WITH_GUTTER': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2080): error C2065: 'GID_PAN': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2080): error C2065: 'GC_PAN_WITH_INERTIA': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2964): error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2964): error C3646: 'GetCurrentGestureInfo': unknown override specifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2964): error C2059: syntax error: ')'
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(2965): error C2334: unexpected token(s) preceding '{'; skipping apparent function body
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(3020): error C2061: syntax error: identifier 'PTOUCHINPUT'
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(3030): error C2061: syntax error: identifier 'PTOUCHINPUT'
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(3043): error C3646: 'm_pCurrentGestureInfo': unknown override specifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(3043): error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(4141): error C2061: syntax error: identifier 'TBPFLAG'
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(5447): error C2143: syntax error: missing ';' before '*'
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(5447): error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxwin.h(5447): error C2238: unexpected token(s) preceding ';'
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxglobals.h(315): error C2143: syntax error: missing ';' before '*'
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxglobals.h(315): error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxglobals.h(315): error C2238: unexpected token(s) preceding ';'
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxadv.h(244): error C2143: syntax error: missing ';' before '*'
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxadv.h(244): error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxadv.h(245): error C2334: unexpected token(s) preceding '{'; skipping apparent function body
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxadv.h(314): error C2061: syntax error: identifier 'KNOWNDESTCATEGORY'
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxadv.h(390): error C2065: 'ICustomDestinationList': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxadv.h(390): error C2923: 'ATL::CComPtr': 'ICustomDestinationList' is not a valid template type argument for parameter 'T'
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxadv.h(273): error C2039: 'AbortList': is not a member of 'ATL::_NoAddRefReleaseOnCComPtr<T>'
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxadv.h(428): error C2065: 'IApplicationDestinations': undeclared identifier
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxadv.h(428): error C2923: 'ATL::CComPtr': 'IApplicationDestinations' is not a valid template type argument for parameter 'T'
1>c:\[...omissis...]\afxadv.h(430): warning C4624: 'CAppDestinations': destructor was implicitly defined as deleted
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

Answer 1

Solved.
Visual studio 2015 inherited the Visual Studio 2009 settings.
Removing the include folder
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\Include
everything started to work normally

Answer 2

Had a similar problem bringing 2010 forward to 2015. Tracked the problem down to the targetver.h file. It was defining older versions of windows. Replaced all previous defines with the current default.
target.h
// delete everything here
#include <SDKDDKVer.h>
-- end of target.h

Answer 3

Maybe this can help you to fix your problem.
In Visual Studio 2015, C++ tooling is no longer installed by default. Instead, the C++ compiler, libraries, and project templates have been moved into an optional feature. Upon launching setup, you can choose a “Typical” or “Custom” install;
If you choose “Typical”, then you can’t use Visual Studio to develop in C++, because only managed languages and web development tools will be installed.
Setup Changes in Visual Studio 2015 Affecting C++ Developers