How to update the whole project for referencing assembly?

Hi Team

I need some help, i have WPF project build on version 2015 of VS IDE, but i want to update all the packages, they are all yellow in color. What steps must i used to resolve this problem by using command in nuget?

PM> Update-Package -Reinstall
Attempting to gather dependencies information for multiple packages with respect to project 'Feedmill Weighbridge', targeting '.NETFramework,Version=v4.7.2'
Attempting to resolve dependencies for multiple packages
Update-Package : Unable to find package 'System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource'. Existing packages must be restored before performing an install or update.
At line:1 char:1
+ Update-Package -Reinstall
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Update-Package], Exception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NuGetCmdletUnhandledException,NuGet.PackageManagement.PowerShellCmdlets.UpdatePackageCommand
 
PM>

It seems like you’re having trouble updating your packages in Visual Studio due to a missing package: ‘System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource’. Here are the steps you can follow to resolve this issue:

Restore the missing package: Before you can update your packages, you need to restore any missing packages. You can do this by running the following command in the Package Manager Console:

PM> Install-Package System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource

Update the packages: Once the missing package is restored, you can attempt to update your packages again using the Update-Package -Reinstall command that you’ve been using.

If the problem persists, it might be due to a problem with the NuGet package source. You can check and update your package sources by following these steps:

Go to Tools > Options > NuGet Package Manager > Package Sources in Visual Studio.
Check if the package source is enabled and up-to-date. The official NuGet source is https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json.

Remember to restart Visual Studio after modifying the package sources. I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions. ??

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Naimish Makwana2y ago
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It seems like you’re having trouble updating your packages in Visual Studio due to a missing package: ‘System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource’. Here are the steps you can follow to resolve this issue:
1. Restore the missing package: Before you can update your packages, you need to restore any missing packages. You can do this by running the following command in the Package Manager Console:
```
PM> Install-Package System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource
```
1. Update the packages: Once the missing package is restored, you can attempt to update your packages again using the Update-Package -Reinstall command that you’ve been using.
If the problem persists, it might be due to a problem with the NuGet package source. You can check and update your package sources by following these steps:
1. Go to Tools > Options > NuGet Package Manager > Package Sources in Visual Studio.
2. Check if the package source is enabled and up-to-date. The official NuGet source is https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json.
Remember to restart Visual Studio after modifying the package sources. I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions. ??