title: Azure Functions - Could not load file or assembly ''Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage'
body: <p>I have an azure function that is throwing following error even after i have the dependencies specified in project.json file.</p>
  
  <p>"Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage, Version=8.1.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified."</p>
  
  <pre><code>{
    "frameworks": {
      "net46": {
        "dependencies": {
          "WindowsAzure.Storage": "8.1.1"
        }
      }
    }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have tried to restart the app service, creating another FunctionApp to rule out any issue with host not loading the updated assemblies, still i cannot get it to work.</p>
  
  <p>Nuget restore also shows that this assembly is being restored but still it keeps giving this error. What else can be wrong and how to go about debugging this issue?</p>