Any PC user is constantly faced with software products that are fully or partially developed on the Net platform. It can be both utilities and games. And before installing the program, including the game, finding out the version of the NET Framework, as a rule, is quite out of place.
On a computer running Windows, there may be more than one version of such a software platform. This is due to purely technical development factors, and in no way clog the computer. Windows allows you to find out the version of Net Framework using various methods.
Operating system tools
This technique is suitable for experienced users who are familiar with the structure of the OS.
- Open command line. Here, the list of Net versions registered in the system is called by the "dir" command, which is, in fact, a simple list of directories located in the system folder. The whole command looks like this:
Version 4.5 will not be displayed in the list, since its files are located in a subfolder of the Framework directory.
- Go to the file storage location. A method similar to the previous one, designed for less advanced users who do not own Windows console commands.
- Registry. This method is more suitable for technical specialists, since a lot of important information is recorded in the registry during the installation of any application, including the .NET Framework. For NET it is: installation index (1 or 0); The path where the files are installed version number build number.
You can find this information in this registry branch:
HKLM \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ NET Framework Setup \ NDP
The exact path is slightly different for each version, but an experienced user will be able to easily find out both the version of Net Framework and all other required information. In this case, you should pay attention to versions 4.0 and older, namely, to the Full block: its absence will mean that a specific version of the platform is not installed in the operating system.
In addition, for the convenience of users, a correspondence table has been developed for releases and versions for platforms 4.5 and older. It looks like this:
- The Powershell Administration Tool allows you to interact with the registry from the command line. The required command looks like this:
As can be seen from the above image, the procedure for checking the version of the platform has its own specifics. Due to the complexity of the command being entered, it is not entirely clear to the ordinary user, therefore, there is no particular sense in using this method.
Third Party Utilities
They are designed to provide maximum comfort at work. Since all technical actions are performed independently, providing the user with convenient interaction with a clear interface.
.Net Version Detector
The program allows you to both find out the version of Net Framework and get the rest of the necessary information about all the platforms installed in the system. In addition, the possibility of instantly following the link to the download page of the desired version is implemented, as well as opening the storage folder for each of the versions of the Framework installed in the system with one click.
CLRver.exe
The CLRver.exe application is part of the Visual Studio package. Despite the fact that this product was created by Microsoft, it is expected to be missing from Windows, as it is a full-fledged software development tool. Accordingly, how to find out the installed version of Net Framework using this method will be interesting only in the development environment, while ordinary users of the Microsoft OS are unlikely to use it. A relative exception is some server products of the company, into which CLRver integrates through the update service or is a component of the system.
It turns out that for an ordinary user to find out which version of Net Framework is installed, as a rule, a registry editor or the use of one or two specialized utilities is enough.