TFS Build The reference assemblies for framework “.NETFramework,Version=v4.6” were not found

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A TFS 2012 build server with .NET 4.6 installed produces the error message below when trying to build a website targetting .NET 4.6.

The machine has been restarted since the install.

Do I need to somehow tell TFS to favor .NET 4.6?

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Microsoft.Common.targets
(983): The reference assemblies for framework
".NETFramework,Version=v4.6" were not found. To resolve this, install
the SDK or Targeting Pack for this framework version or retarget your
application to a version of the framework for which you have the SDK
or Targeting Pack installed. Note that assemblies will be resolved
from the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) and will be used in place of
reference assemblies. Therefore your assembly may not be correctly
targeted for the framework you intend.

Best Answer

I installed the .NET Framework 4.6 Targeting Pack on the build server and that resolved it for me.