Visual Studio 2022, NuGet, and Missing Packages

I rarely have issues with NuGet.  After adding references, it just works.

Recently though I had a frustrating issue with “missing / restored” packages not being included in the build.

Problem

After several code merges from the team, Visual Studio 2022 kept reporting this error:

The build restored NuGet packages. Build the project again to include these packages in the build. For more information, see: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=317568. {solution} {path} {project_name}.csproj      3824

I made sure these settings were enabled via Tools -> Options:

I checked VS references.  No missing references:

I also rebuilt and cleaned the solution and individual projects each time.  No luck.

Solution

In the end, the Package Manager Console resolved the issue.

Specifically, this command:

Update-Package -reinstall

A bit strange.  I expected the Package Restore settings in Visual Studio to automatically handled restoration of any missing NuGet packages (earlier screenshot).

Learn more about this command here.