Windows 10 fails to build in VSTS Hosted Pool with a "Could not load file or assembly" error in Cordova 5.4.x

[Chuxel]

This is due to a Cordova bug: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-9565?jql=text%20~%20%22An%20attempt%20was%20made%20to%20load%20a%20program%20with%20an%20incorrect%20format.%22

This error is a result of using x64 Node and an incompatibility with x64 msbuild; the .NET Native compiler is x86 only (for where it can run). As a result, when msbuild-x64 tries to use it, it fails. This works around the issue by running x86 instead.

This was fixed in Cordova Windows 4.2.0.

Workaround:

1. Upgrade to Cordova 6.0.0
2. Add the following to config.xml and run a clean build:

<engine name="cordova-windows" spec="4.2.0" />

[Chuxel]

Known issue, not an extension problem.