Why isn't .NET Core 3.1 showing up in Visual Studio after Iinstalled it?

Question

Just installed .NET Core version 3.1.

I'm using Visual Studio 2019, version 16.4.2, so it should be compatible.

But when I try to "create a new project" nothing Core-related shows up in the list, no matter how many ways I try to query.

I'm told it should show up but it doesn't. Haven't a clue as to why (I assume I've missed a step along the way).

Answer 1

Eriawan's answer pointed me in the right direction. The problem was, as suspected, very simple. I had bypassed Core when first installing VS 2019. Just had to use the Installer and install to fix.

Answer 2

VS 2019 16.4.x will always have .NET Core 3.1 as its main target by default, and VS 2019 16.4.0 or later will always install .NET Core 3.1.100 SDK if you select .NET Core workload when you install VS 2019.

If it's not shown when creating new project, then you have to ensure that you have selected the .NET Core workload when you install VS 2019: