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    SEARCH NEWS WINDOWS MACOS SMARTPHONES MICROSOFT

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    HOW-TO

    How to Enable
    .NET Framework
    2.0 and 3.5 in
    Windows 11
    By Brian Burgess 
    Updated April 15, 2024

    If you are running an


    older app on Windows
    11, it might ask for .NET
    Framework 2.0 or 3.5.
    Here’s how to install the
    older .NET Framework
    on your Windows 11 PC.

    On Windows 11, there might be times


    where older programs and apps won’t
    run. These older apps might require
    older versions of the .NET Framework
    to work, a set of software libraries that
    developers use to create Windows apps
    and services.

    In many cases, your app might install,


    but it won’t launch. You may see a
    message letting you know that .NET
    Framework 2.0 is required (for
    example). Other times, the app won’t
    open at all, and you won’t know why.

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    Even if you run the app in Compatibility


    Mode, you might still need the correct
    version of the .NET Framework
    installed. Here’s how to enable .NET
    Framework 3.5, 3.0, and 2.0 on
    Windows 11.

    How Do I Enable .NET


    Framework 2.0 and 3.5 on
    Windows 11?

    Here’s an example of a program that needs .NET


    Framework 3.5 to run on Windows.

    There are a couple of different ways


    you can enable the .NET Framework on
    your Windows 11 PC, but we’ll look at
    the easiest first.

    To start, press the Start button from the


    Taskbar or hit the Windows key on your
    keyboard to open the Start menu. In the
    Start menu, type: optionalfeatures and
    click the top result.

    Note: Make sure you’re typing


    optionalfeatures as one word with no
    spaces. Don’t click Optional Features
    (with spaces), as this is something
    entirely different.


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    Once you click the Run command, the


    Windows Features settings window will
    open up. This is where you can turn
    various features on or off on your
    Windows 11 PC.

    From the list, select “.NET Framework


    (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)” and then
    click OK.

    Click Let Windows Update download


    the files for you to begin when the
    Windows Features screen appears.
    You’ll see a progress bar appear while
    the necessary components are
    downloaded and installed. Allow time
    for this to complete.

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    Once Windows has installed the .NET


    Framework, you’ll see a confirmation
    message (as seen in the screenshot
    below).
    Click the Close button to finish. You
    shouldn’t need to restart your PC, but
    you may want to, just in case.

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    Use Control Panel to Install


    .NET Framework
    If the steps above don’t work, you can
    use the classic Control Panel to
    activate the .NET Framework on your
    PC.

    To do this, press the Windows key on


    your keyboard or press the Start button
    on the taskbar. In the Start menu, type:
    cpl before clicking the top Control
    Panel result.

    In the Control Panel window, scroll


    down and click Programs and Features.

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    Next, click Turn Windows features on


    or off on the left.

    This opens the same Windows


    Features dialog box, where you can turn
    Windows features on or off.

    Click on the “.NET Framework 3.5


    (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)” check box,
    then click OK and follow the onscreen
    instructions.

    Using Older Apps on


    Windows 11
    Enabling older versions of the .NET
    Framework on Windows 11 is a
    straightforward process—as long as
    you know where to look. Once you’ve

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    followed the steps above, you can then


    start using older apps on your PC
    without switching to an older version of
    Windows.

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