What version(s) of the .NET Framework are installed on my PC?

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If you aren’t sure which version(s) of the Microsoft .NET Framework are loaded on your PC, it can be a daunting task to find the desired info if you don’t know where to look. Here are a couple of simple ways to check.


Method 1

Go to Programs and Features (Vista) or Add or Remove Programs (XP) in your Control Panel. Scroll down the list of installed applications until you find Microsoft .NET Framework the version will be listed next to the name.

Method 2

You can also use the command line to check the version by using the Windows Instrumentation command-line interface (WMIC). By using the Product command, you can easily pull up which version of the .NET Framework is installed. Simply open a command prompt and execute the following command:
wmic product where "name like 'Microsoft .NET Framework%'" get name,version

It will display something like this:

 

5 Comments -


  1. Vlad said on March 1, 2009

    thank you:)

  2. Asdf said on June 23, 2010

    it shows to me as follows

    Node – comp5
    ERROR:
    Code = 0×80041010
    Description = Invalid class
    Facility = WMI

  3. Ulzzang said on January 17, 2011

    No intance(s) available

  4. yashodhan kale said on September 13, 2011

    ” alias not found”–error now wht to do?

  5. hovik said on February 2, 2012

    It didnt work & showed me as follows:

    Node – comcom
    ERROR:
    Code = 0×80041001
    Description = Gener
    Facility = WMI

 

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