How do I reverse this? - "An error occurred while signing: SignTool.exe not found"

Question

I mistakenly clicked on Publish Now in Project > Properties > Publish.

It gave me the error -

An error occurred while signing: SignTool.exe not found

But I do not want to publish anything, nor do I want to install "ClickOnce Publishing Tools".

I am unable to rebuild normal EXEs. How do I reverse this?

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Possible duplicate of [Visual Studio SignTool.exe Not Found](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31833142/visual-studio-signtool-exe-not-found) — , Jul 20 '18 at 16:57
This question has been asked before, here's where it can be found. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31833142/visual-studio-signtool-exe-not-found — , Jul 20 '18 at 16:57
@MatthewKaulfers - as I mentioned, this is not a duplicate. I DO NOT WANT TO INSTALL ClickOnce nor do I want to PUBLISH. I just want to go back to rebuilding the EXE by clicking on Build - Rebuild Solution. But it does not allow me to do so anymore. — Prasad Kamath, Jul 20 '18 at 17:28
It likely updated something in your project file. Can you simply rollback that file? — UnhandledExcepSean, Jul 20 '18 at 17:52
@UnhandledExcepSean - could you please tell me where the project file is located and how to roll it back. Sorry if it seems elementary but I am new to this thing. — Prasad Kamath, Jul 20 '18 at 18:48
You are not using a version control system (SVN or GIT for example)? If not, you would need to open the project properties and see if the ClickOnce option is set in the Publish tab. — UnhandledExcepSean, Jul 20 '18 at 18:50
I assume you meant Debug > Properties. In the Publish tab, I could not find the said option. Could you please elaborate? — Prasad Kamath, Jul 20 '18 at 18:56

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 20 '18 at 19:07

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If you do not want to Publish or install ClickOnce, do the following:

That's all.

edited Jul 20 '18 at 19:07

answered Jul 20 '18 at 19:04

Prasad Kamath

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