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February 23, 2022
NET Framework on Windows 10 is a development platform consisting of programming languages, libraries and tools that programmers can use to develop different types of applications for desktops, laptops, tablets, web applications, games and more.
NET Framework is installed on Windows 10 by default, but some applications require a specific version to install and run. Here are a few ways to check the .NET Framework version provided by Windows 10.
Method 1. Check the .NET Framework version using File Explorer
1. Open File Explorer and browse to the following path.
2. Open the folder with the latest version, for example v4.0.30319.
3. Right-click on any .dll file and select the "Properties" option.
4. Click the "Details" tab.
5. In the "Product version" section, you can see the version of the installed .NET, for example 4.8.4084.0.
Method 2. Check the .NET Framework version using the registry
1. Press Win + R to open run window, type “regedit” and press Enter to open the registry editor.
2. Browse the following path.
3. Expand the “v4” menu, select the “Client” item, and you can see the version number in the version string on the right.
Method 3. Check the .NET Framework version using CMD
1. Click the "Search" button in the taskbar, search for "Command Prompt" and select the “Run as administrator” option to open the Command Prompt.
2. Type the following command and press Enter.
If version 4.x is installed, use the following command instead.
3. In “Version” section, you can check the version of .NET Framework installed on Windows 10.
Method 4. Check the .NET Framework version using PowerShell
1. Click the search button in the taskbar, search for PowerShell, and select the “Run as Administrator” option to open the PowerShell window.
2. Type the following command and press Enter.
3. PowerShell will return the version information of the NET Framework installed on Windows 10.
