How to Find or Download The Latest Version of .NET Framework

There are some software applications which requires you to have the latest version of Microsoft .NET framework installed in your system. There are different versions of .NET framework available in the Microsoft website, and this tutorial will show you how you can find or download the latest version of .NET framework.

Today, I was trying to install a small program but I was shown this error message:

wrong version of .NET framework installed error

How to Download the latest version of .NET Framework

1. Go to the Microsoft Download center at www.microsoft.com/downloads

2. You will see a “Popular Downloads” section on the homepage, as shown below:

.NET framework latest version3. You will be able to spot the latest version of .NET framework on the links shown in the “Popular downloads” section. If you are unable to find it, try searching for “ALL .NET” (without quotes) in the search box. The result will be something as shown below:

Search for different .NET framework versionsCheck for the release dates in the right column and download the version which has been released in recent times.

You can also try a different link to download the offline installer of .NET Framework (3.5), this will allow you to install it without an internet connection.

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Written by on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

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