failure and crashes installing or building boost 1.90.0 in Visual Studio 2026 c++ solution even with v143 build tools installed

Is there any way to use boost in Visual Studio 2026 c++ solutions using msvc and the latest everything?

I tried downloading the latest 1.90.0 and building, but it failed (complaining about not having v143 build tools).

I tried installing the v143 build tools and forcing those to build boost, but it failed.

I tried adding boost to my vcpkg.json dependencies, updating baseline, and vcpkg install, but it failed. This locked up my pc and forced me to cold restart to get responsiveness again.

I tried using git to get the latest vcpkg before install, and it failed. This crashed my pc into oblivion, forcing a cold restart to get back into windows. (I reported this to the vcpkg github repo.)

Note that I'm new to c++, so any help is appreciated. I've been relying on microsoft.copilot.com to get me this far, but I've hit a wall.