How to check which version of .NET Framework is installed on your machine ? - Part 8

Today, we will discuss about how to check which version of .NET framework is installed on your machine (mine is Windows 7).

3 Steps to find which version is installed on your machine:

• Using Command Prompt
• Using Windows Explorer
• Using Registry

Using Command Prompt:

• Open Command Prompt from start menu and execute following command,

wmic /namespace:\\root\cimv2 path win32_product where "name like '%%.NET%%'" get version

Copy the above command and open the command prompt, right+click on title bar of command prompt, select Edit -> Paste, the above command.

• Hold on for few seconds it will show the list of all .NET framework versions installed on your Windows 7 machine,

          
Using Windows Explorer:  

• Open Run window using Windows+R Keyboard short-cut or directly using Windows Explorer.
• Copy the below command in above run window and hit Enter,

%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\

•  It will open the directory as shown in below screenshot, and you will see different .NET versions installed on your machine.

Using Registry:  

• Type regedit into Run Window or Start searchbox and hit Enter, it will open Registry Editor.
• Go to ->

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP

•  In below screenshot, we will see separate keys for each .NET Framework versions installed on your system,

I hope you would have enjoyed reading the above tutorial, to quickly check which version of .NET framework is installed on your machine.