title: vs_buildtools.exe missing from Visual Studio Build Tools 2017
body: <p>I <a href="https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/" rel="noreferrer">installed</a> the Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 using the link (at bottom under Other Tools and Frameworks) installing both workloads: Visual C++ build tools and Web development build tools. I kept the default folder.</p>
  
  <p>Based on quite a few articles, such as <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44061932/ms-build-2017-microsoft-webapplication-targets-is-missing">Microsoft Web Application Targets is Missing</a>, I expected to see vs_buildtools.exe in the folder: <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\MSBuild\15.0\Bin</code> folder, but no. I see MSBuild.exe, as you can see from this screenshot.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xx4XT.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xx4XT.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>Here is a screenshot of the installer.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/o4Ihh.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/o4Ihh.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>Really, there are quite a few articles saying the exact same thing: <a href="https://github.com/cake-build/cake/issues/1369" rel="noreferrer">1</a>, <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42696948/how-can-i-install-the-vs2017-version-of-msbuild-on-a-build-server-without-instal">2</a>, to name only 2.</p>
  
  <p>How do I get vs_buildtools.exe?</p>
  
  <p>Apparently the only way to solve my Microsoft induced Web Application Targets missing problem, as it is no longer in 15.0 is to use this executable and run the <code>vs_buildtools.exe --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.WebBuildTools</code> as the <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44061932/ms-build-2017-microsoft-webapplication-targets-is-missing">answer</a> specifies. I am also annoyed now that something that should be there is not. Did Microsoft change something in a newer revision of the Build Tools?</p>