VS2012 doesn't include winres.h any more? - visual-studio

After installing VS2012, I can't find winres.h under folder "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC". What happen to VS2012 and why remove this header file?
By the way, in VS2010, winres.h locates in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\atlmfc\include"

The file is part of the Windows SDK now and since VS2012 the SDK location is different, it's now called a 'Kit' and is found in Program Files/Windows Kits. Sepcifically you can find winres.h in
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Include\um

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I had many problems, but this is something that can not be resolved when the TFS makes a compilation fails but works well when the compilation is done from the Visual Studio 2015.
I have installed: TFS 2015.
Error:
(1736,5): Error APPX0502: File 'C:\Program Files %28x86%29\Windows
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I hope someone can help me.
I resolved this on my Dev Machine by copying 2 files from the Win8.1 Kit to the Win10 kit folders
Source:
"C:\Program Files
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"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows
Kits\8.1\Include\winrt\AppxManifestSchema2013.xsd"
Target:
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"C:\Program
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How do I fix the "Prerequisite cannot be found for bootstrapping" warning in Visual Studio 2010?

I am using:
Visual Studio 2010 on a x64 machine
Building a Windows Application
Targeting .NET Framework 4 Client Profile and x86.
I am deploying with ClickOnce.
I have installed the "Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 (7.1)".
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On an old project, on the project properties, Publish tab, Prerequisites... button, I open this dialog box. All the listed prerequisites have a yellow, triangular warning, stating, "Prerequisite cannot be found for bootstrapping". The effect is that the ClickOnce setup.exe cannot correctly install the prerequisites for users.
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C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bootstrapper\Packages contains all the bootstrap packages.
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Any suggestions?
Try this:
make the prerequisites with bootstrapper manifest generator
then add them into C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft
SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bootstrapper\Packages folder
If it works please notify by comment..

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