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How to identify which version of the .Net Framework you have installed

A recent legacy application port, to containerize, as a docker image, running as an Azure Web App, AKA Web App for Containers, required a custom install of .Net 4.6.1. As part of testing an upgrade from an unsupported .Net Framework version 4


The following is a useful way to determine the version of the 4 framework installed. Instead of creating a new hive under the NDP, a modification is performed to update the version, which on first glance is not obvious.


The first thing i encountered was a 500 error message on the site, with no application error log entries as it had not made it that far in the pipeline. was an initially confusing error message in the event viewer detailed below:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31253747/method-not-found-0-system-array-empty




  1. Launch the registry editor by typing regedit in a Run box.
  2. On the left-hand side, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full
  3. If the Full subkey is not present, then you do not have the .NET Framework 4.5 or later installed.
  4. Select the key inside the Full subkey:
    NETFrame.png
  5. On the right hand side look for the DWORD value Release:
    NETDword.png
  6. Take note of the 6 digit number in brackets and look it up in the table below:
.NET Framework 4.5378389
.NET Framework 4.5.1 installed with Windows 8.1378675
.NET Framework 4.5.1 installed on Windows 8, Windows 7 SP1, or Windows Vista SP2378758
.NET Framework 4.5.2379893
.NET Framework 4.6 installed with Windows 10393295
.NET Framework 4.6 installed on all other Windows OS versions393297
.NET Framework 4.6.1 installed on Windows 10394254
.NET Framework 4.6.1 installed on all other Windows OS versions394271
.NET Framework 4.6.2 installed on Windows 10 Anniversary Update394802
.NET Framework 4.6.2 installed on all other Windows OS versions394806
.NET Framework 4.7 installed on Windows 10 Creators Update460798
.NET Framework 4.7 installed on all other Windows OS versions460805
.NET Framework 4.7.1 installed on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update461308
.NET Framework 4.7.1 installed on all other Windows OS versions461310
.NET Framework 4.7.2 installed on Windows 10 April 2018 Update461808
.NET Framework 4.7.2 installed on all other Windows OS versions461814

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