title: Use VS2017 to publish WebAPI , get stuck in `preparing profile`
body: <p>Right click project -> publish -> select publish to folder -> publish</p>
  
  <p>then got stucked in “preparing profile” .  (I'vs waited for 10 mins)</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/e9LAS.gif" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/e9LAS.gif" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>