Stop displaying "Unsupported .vdproj" warning

You can install a Microsoft extension that enables .vdproj installer projects in VS 2013.


For Visual Studio 2019 (possibly 2017) you need to add the installer extension.

In Visual Studio:

  1. Select the menu item "Extensions"
  2. Select "Manage Extensions"
  3. In the left-hand pane, select "Online"
  4. In the search box, search for "Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Projects"
  5. Install
  6. Load your project

@krill-a's answer regarding VS 2013 is spot-on.

Since the same problem occurs in VS 2015, note that Microsoft has released an updated extension to solve the problem in it.

Like the VS 2013 installer-projects extension, you can download the updated installer-projects extension from the Visual Studio Gallery to add support for .vdproj projects in VS 2015.