Windows

How to Find .NET version installed on your computer

In this tutorial you will find .NET version installed on your computer trough command prompt.

Note: You need to run Command Prompt Interface (CLI) as Administrator.

 

To find exact version you need to run these three commands ony by one:

 

dir %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework /AD

cd %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319

.\MSBuild.exe -version

 

or

 

You can view the default .NET Framework being used by the system using the WMIC command:

Command:
wmic product get description | findstr /C:.NET

Example:
C:\>wmic product get description | findstr /C:.NET
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1

 

To list old versions (This command shows only the old versions, not the latest one):

dir /b %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v*

Example:

C:\> dir /b %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v*

v1.0.3705
v1.1.4322
v2.0.50727
v3.0
v3.5
v4.0.30319