Visual Studio 2015: error LINK1158 rc.exe not found

Written by  on October 22, 2019 

Challenge: Visual Studio 2015, Windows Kit 8 and 10 installed, test application (as solution) for a SDK not buildable
Solution:
copy rc.exe and rcdll.dll from
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\bin\x64
to
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\bin

Category : C++VisualStudioWin