asp.net mvc 4 - After upgrading to webgrease 1.5.1.25624 from nuget, System.IO.FileLoadException is coming

Question

I am asp.net death page, this is coming after i upgraded webgrease and bootstrap for mvc4 using nuget.

Server Error in '/' Application.

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Could not load file or assembly 'WebGrease' or one of its dependencies. Strong name signature could not be verified. The assembly may have been tampered with, or it was delay signed but not fully signed with the correct private key. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131045) Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'WebGrease' or one of its dependencies. Strong name signature could not be verified. The assembly may have been tampered with, or it was delay signed but not fully signed with the correct private key. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131045)

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Assembly Load Trace: The following information can be helpful to determine why the assembly 'WebGrease' could not be loaded.

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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.0.30319.18045

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17670675/after-upgrading-to-webgrease-1-5-1-25624-from-nuget-system-io-fileloadexception

Answer 1

Force uninstall the package using Package Manager Console

uninstall-package -f WebGrease

then install the previous version 1.3.0 using the following command

install-package WebGrease -Version 1.3.0

Open your Web.config file and replace below dependency under runtime tag

<dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="WebGrease" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-1.3.0.0" newVersion="1.3.0.0" />