How do I determine which version of .NET is installed on an endpoint?

Finding .NET Framework versions by viewing the registry (.NET Framework 1-4)

  1. From the Start menu on a Windows device, select Run.
  2. In the Open box, enter regedit.exe.

    3. NOTE  You must have administrative credentials to run regedit.exe.

  3. In the Registry Editor, open the following subkey:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP
    • The installed versions are listed under the NDP subkey. The version number is stored in the Version entry.
    • For the .NET Framework 4, the Version entry is under the Client or Full subkey (under NDP) or under both subkeys.

Finding .NET Framework versions by viewing the registry (.NET Framework 4.5 and later)

  1. From the Start menu on a Windows device, select Run.
  2. In the Open box, enter regedit.exe.

    3. NOTE  You must have administrative credentials to run regedit.exe.

  3. In the Registry Editor, open the following subkey:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full

NOTE  The path to the Full subkey includes the subkey Net Framework rather than .NET Framework.

  • If the Full subkey is not present, you do not have the .NET Framework 4.5 or later installed.
  • Check for a DWORD value named Release. This DWORD indicates that the .NET Framework 4.5 or newer is installed on that computer.
  • The value of the Release DWORD indicates which version of the .NET Framework is installed.

.NET release version keys

The following table lists the keys of released versions of the .NET Framework only. It does not list the keys of preview or pre-release versions.

Release DWORD .NET version
378389 .NET Framework 4.5
378675 .NET Framework 4.5.1 installed with Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
378758 .NET Framework 4.5.1 installed on Windows 8, Windows 7 SP1, or Windows Vista SP2
379893 .NET Framework 4.5.2
393295 (Windows 10 systems only)
393297 (all other OS versions)		 .NET Framework 4.6
394254 (Win 10 November Update systems only)
394271 (all other OS versions)
 .NET Framework 4.6.1
460798 (Win 10 Creators Update only)
460805 (all other OS versions)
 .NET Framework 4.7
On Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and Windows Server, version 1709: 461308
On all other Windows operating systems (including other Windows 10 operating systems): 461310		 .NET Framework 4.7.1
On Windows 10 April 2018 Update and Windows Server, version 1803: 461808
On all Windows operating systems other than Windows 10 April 2018 Update and Windows Server, version 1803: 461814		 .NET Framework 4.7.2
On Windows 10 May 2019 Update and Windows 10 November 2019 Update: 528040
On Windows 10 May 2020 Update: 528372
On all other Windows operating systems (including other Windows 10 operating systems): 528049		 .NET Framework 4.8