Required file "tracker.exe" is missing - c++

Question

First time using Visual C++ in Visual Studio and I'm trying to teach myself C++ from some books. I am just trying to do a basic "Hello World" program and its getting a couple errors that I don't know anything about, as well as a bizarre warning. The missing source file seems to be standard and I can't figure it out.
The errors:
Error 2 error : Required file "tracker.exe" is missing.
Error 3 IntelliSense: cannot open source file "SDKDDKVer.h"
The warning:
warning MSB8003: Could not find WindowsSDKDir variable from the registry. TargetFrameworkVersion or PlatformToolset may be set to an invalid version number.
The code:
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
cout << "Hello World!" ;
// This prevents the Console Window from closing during debug mode
cin.ignore(cin.rdbuf()->in_avail());
cout << "\nPress only the 'Enter' key to exit program: ";
cin.get();
return 0;
}
Any explanations or help would be huge! Thanks.

Answer 1

Here's a standard C++03 "hello, world!":
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
cout << "Hello, world!" << endl;
}
Turn off precompiled headers in the project settings. Make that compile without adding anything. Run it via Ctrl F5 (alternatively place a breakpoint on the final } and run it via the debugger, e.g. keypress F5).
If that doesn't work then you have configuration error. Then try first a new project. If that doesn't work, uninstall VS and reinstall it.