By Delia / Last update 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.

microsoft net framework

Method 1. Check the .NET Framework version using File Explorer

1. Open File Explorer and browse to the following path.

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework

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.

net framework product version

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.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP

3. Expand the “v4” menu, select the “Client” item, and you can see the version number in the version string on the right.

registry editor net framework version

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.

reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Net Framework Setup\NDP" /s

If version 4.x is installed, use the following command instead.

reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Net Framework Setup\NDP\v4" /s

3. In “Version” section, you can check the version of .NET Framework installed on Windows 10.

cmd net framework version

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.

reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Net Framework Setup\NDP\v4" /s

3. PowerShell will return the version information of the NET Framework installed on Windows 10.

powershell net framework version