MSBUILD : error MSB4132: The tools version "2.0" is unrecognized. Available tools versions are "14.0", "4.0".

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I'd like to figure out how to solve this error and then contribute the solution to the Resolving Common Issues section.

I'm building an addon I've authored myself. (It builds fine on macOS and Linux).

Warning: unrecognized setting VCCLCompilerTool/MultiProcessorCompilation
Warning: unrecognized setting VCCLCompilerTool/MultiProcessorCompilation
Warning: unrecognized setting VCCLCompilerTool/MultiProcessorCompilation
Warning: unrecognized setting VCCLCompilerTool/MultiProcessorCompilation
Warning: unrecognized setting VCCLCompilerTool/MultiProcessorCompilation
Warning: unrecognized setting VCCLCompilerTool/MultiProcessorCompilation
Warning: unrecognized setting VCCLCompilerTool/MultiProcessorCompilation
Warning: unrecognized setting VCCLCompilerTool/MultiProcessorCompilation
gyp info spawn C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\bin\msbuild.exe
gyp info spawn args [ 'build/binding.sln',
gyp info spawn args   '/clp:Verbosity=minimal',
gyp info spawn args   '/nologo',
gyp info spawn args   '/p:Configuration=Release;Platform=Win32' ]
Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "/m" switch.
MSBUILD : error MSB4132: The tools version "2.0" is unrecognized. Available tools versions are "14.0", "4.0".
gyp ERR! build error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\bin\msbuild.exe` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onExit (C:\Users\IEUser\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:262:23)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:197:13)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:254:12)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.15063
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\IEUser\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\proj\nodebuckets
gyp ERR! node -v v11.8.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.8.0
gyp ERR! not ok 

Here's some diagnostic information. I'm happy to provide anything else you might think helpful:

• Windows [Version 10.0.15063]

• npm config list:

  ; cli configs
  metrics-registry = "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
  scope = ""
  user-agent = "npm/6.5.0 node/v11.8.0 win32 ia32"
  
  ; userconfig C:\Users\IEUser\.npmrc
  msvs_version = "2015"
  prefix = "C:\\Users\\IEUser\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm"
  python = "C:\\Users\\IEUser\\.windows-build-tools\\python27\\python.exe"
  
  ; globalconfig C:\Users\IEUser\AppData\Roaming\npm\etc\npmrc
  msvs_version = "2015"
  python = "C:\\Users\\IEUser\\.windows-build-tools\\python27\\python.exe"
  
  ; builtin config undefined
  prefix = "C:\\Users\\IEUser\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm"
  
  ; node bin location = C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node.exe
  ; cwd = C:\Windows\system32
  ; HOME = C:\Users\IEUser
  ; "npm config ls -l" to show all defaults.
  

• yarn config list:

  yarn config v1.13.0
  info yarn config
  { 'version-tag-prefix': 'v',
  'version-git-tag': true,
  'version-commit-hooks': true,
  'version-git-sign': false,
  'version-git-message': 'v%s',
  'init-version': '1.0.0',
  'init-license': 'MIT',
  'save-prefix': '^',
  'bin-links': true,
  'ignore-scripts': false,
  'ignore-optional': false,
  registry: 'https://registry.yarnpkg.com',
  'strict-ssl': true,
  'user-agent': 'yarn/1.13.0 npm/? node/v11.8.0 win32 ia32',
  lastUpdateCheck: 1550698991414,
  msvs_version: '2015',
  'yarn-offline-mirror': '\\\\vboxsrv\\project\\cache\\yarnmirror',
  'yarn-offline-mirror-pruning': false }
  info npm config
  { prefix: 'C:\\Users\\IEUser\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm',
  python: 'C:\\Users\\IEUser\\.windows-build-tools\\python27\\python.exe',
  msvs_version: '2015' }

• Possibly relevant environment variables: I see that I've put some garbage values in for Path, but those shouldn't cause the error I'm seeing, right? Is my Path missing anything? Do I have extra things I shouldn't?

  PYTHON=C:\Users\IEUser\.windows-build-tools\python27\python.exe
  Path=C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\OpenSSH\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Yarn\bin\;C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Windows Performance Toolkit\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\cmd;C:\mingw32\mingw32\bin;C:\nim\bin;C:\Users\IEUser\.nimble\bin;C:\Users\IEUser\.nimble\bin;C:\Users\IEUser\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\Windows\system32\node_modules\.bin;"'node' is not recognized as an internal or external command,";"'node' is not recognized as an internal or external command,";node_modules\.bin\;C:\Users\IEUser\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\IEUser\AppData\Local\Yarn\bin
  VCTargetsPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.cpp\v4.0\v140
  VS140COMNTOOLS=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\Tools\

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Same problem even without the errors in my Path:

Path=C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\OpenSSH\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Yarn\bin\;C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\cmd;C:\mingw32\mingw32\bin;C:\nim\bin;C:\Users\IEUser\.nimble\bin;C:\Users\IEUser\.nimble\bin;C:\Users\IEUser\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\Windows\system32\node_modules\.bin;C:\Users\IEUser\AppData\Local\Yarn\bin;C:\Windows\system32\node_modules\.bin;node_modules\.bin\;C:\Users\IEUser\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps

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