ReferenceManagerPackage fails to install, VS 2017 Community edition

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Hello - recently installed VS 2017 Community Edition. On starting a project (Console app) when I try to add a reference I get an error message saying the Reference Manager failed to load. It suggests a restart, but that doesn't help. I also tried running "Repair" on the VS installer, still to no avail. Here is the full error description from activitylog.xml:

Unexpected system error mode before loading package [ReferenceManagerPackage]

CreateInstance failed for package [ReferenceManagerPackage]Source: &apos;mscorlib&apos; Description: Could not load type &apos;Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.IVsReferenceManager2&apos; from assembly &apos;Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.11.0, Version=11.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a&apos;.&#x000D;&#x000A;System.TypeLoadException: Could not load type &apos;Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.IVsReferenceManager2&apos; from assembly &apos;Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.11.0, Version=11.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a&apos;.&#x000D;&#x000A; at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.GetType(RuntimeAssembly assembly, String name, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase, ObjectHandleOnStack type)&#x000D;&#x000A; at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.GetType(String name, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase)&#x000D;&#x000A; at System.Activator.CreateInstanceFromInternal(String assemblyFile, String typeName, Boolean ignoreCase, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes, Evidence securityInfo)&#x000D;&#x000A; at System.AppDomain.CreateInstanceFrom(String assemblyFile, String typeName)</description>

80004005 - E_FAIL

Any help gratefully received!

Phil

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