# Issue with cmake finding SDK for Windows UWP apps

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/issue-with-cmake-finding-sdk-for-windows-uwp-apps/7697
**Category:** Usage
**Created:** [March 17, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/issue-with-cmake-finding-sdk-for-windows-uwp-apps/7697 "2023-03-17T00:13:32Z")
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### Author: ![Jalen\_Ballard](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/779978/32.png) [@Jalen\_Ballard](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/Jalen_Ballard)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/issue-with-cmake-finding-sdk-for-windows-uwp-apps/7697/1 "2023-03-17T00:13:32Z")

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Hello,  
I am trying to compile a Windows UWP-targeted project with cmake, but it  
seems that cmake is saying that it can’t find all the required Windows  
SDK files even though I believe I have installed the required packages.  
I have Visual Studio 2022, and using its installer, I installed the  
Universal Windows Platform development tools and Desktop development for  
C++ workloads. I also have installed the Windows 11 SDK, version  
10.0.22621.0, and the MSVC v143 - VS 2022 C++ x64/86 build tools. I am  
using CMake Version 3.26.0. The host system is running Windows 10. The  
Windows 10 SDK is in its usual location of C:\Program Files  
(x86)\Windows Kits\10.  
With the combination of CMAKE\_SYSTEM\_NAME=WindowsStore and  
CMAKE\_SYSTEM\_VERSION=10.0, and using the Visual Studio 17 2022  
generator, I receive the error message: “A Windows Store component with  
CMake requires both the Windows Desktop SDK as well as the Windows Store  
‘10.0’ SDK. Please make sure that you have both installed”  
I ran the cmake command inside the Developer PowerShell for VS 2022  
environment, but to no avail. I also tried running the command with the  
cmake version that came bundled with Visual Studio, but that resulted in  
the same error message. However, I can build UWP-targeted apps inside  
Visual Studio just fine.  
It is as if I am missing something that needs to be installed, but I  
have been unable to determine the cause of the issue.  
I would appreciate suggestions on what further steps I should take in  
order to get cmake to find the SDK files it is looking for.  
Thank you,  
Jalen