I am trying to run a legacy XAF winforms Framework 4.5.2 C# application, however it does not load.
I see the following message in eXpressAppFramework.log

Application does not use the latest framework features. Consider the
following option:
DevExpress.ExpressApp.FrameworkSettings.DefaultSettingsCompatibilityMode
= Latest. For more information, see https://www.devexpress.com/kb=T923722.

The link recommends editing the code.
Is it possible to get the .Exe working without editing the code?

If I do decide to edit the code what version of Visual Studio do I need to install?
I have VS Professional 2022-17.10.5
However when I try modifying the installation I see that .NET Framework 4.6.2 is the earliest supported.