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Download Microsoft .Net Framework Repair Tool

Freeware/Version 4.8.04072.00

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Updated onOctober 21, 2024

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After a lot of incurrent problems with the .NET Framework, Microsoft released the .NET FrameworkRepair Tool that can detect such issues and fix them quickly.

The tool will attempt to repair any possible corrupted installations of the .NET Frameworkor will apply possible fixes.

Thetoolhas an easy-to-use, wizard-based user interface (UI). It also supports command line usage together with more advanced options.

What is the .NET Framework Repair Tool?

What is the .NET Framework Repair Tool?

As we implied above, .NET FrameworkRepair Tool is a software application that was created by Microsoft to fix potential issues with .NET Frameworkin Windows.

To be more precise, the tool supports Microsoft .NET Frameworkversions 4.8, 4.7.2, 4.7.1, 4.7, and 4.6.2. In other words, it will do a great job fixing the aforementioned versions.

The latest release of the software is v1.4, version 4.8.04072.00 from 11/11/2019.

How to get the .NET Framework Repair Tool?

It’s extremely to get the software from Microsoft’s website by following the link below. It has only 1.2 MB and once it’s downloaded, you can click it to install.

Immediately after the installation, the tool will start diagnosing your system and the process will only last a few seconds.

⇒Get .NET Framework Repair Tool

How does it work?

The .NET FrameworkRepair Tool will run under a four-step process after its installation:

Of course, the software will have one or more changes for your .Net Frameworkinstallments. In the example provided within the screenshots, it made modifications to the Windows Installer.

However, it can also fix some issues with corrupted update registration for instance, or reset the DACLs on some folders.

Supported line-commands for .Net Framework Repair Tool

The tool can be used as it is, without any line commands but if you want to perform precise actions on more computers at the same time, you can use the table below.

We can’t help but notice that you asked a lot of questions about the .NET Framework so we took the time to answer your most frequent inquiries.

Is .NET 4.5 installed?

To check if the .NET Framework 4.5 is installed on your computer, you can verify that in the Registry. You will find it under the key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftNET Framework SetupNDP

What does the .NET Framework do?

.NET Framework ensures the interoperability of different programming languages. The framework also allows Microsoft to develop run apps and services based on .NET technologies.

Is .NET Framework 4.5 backward compatible?

.NET Framework 4.5 and newer versions are all backward compatible with the apps built on earlier Framework versions.

However, some older apps may require a special configuration file to run on new Framework versions. So if some apps fail to launch and throw themscorlib.dll-related errors, you can download a different version.

We hope that our guide helped you learn more about .NET FrameworkRepair Tool and you managed to fix your issues quickly.

If for some reason, you don’t have the right or latest version, we also have an excellent guide onhow to install the .Net Frameworkin Windows 10.

If you have any other suggestions or advice, leave us a comment in the dedicated section below and we will get back to you.

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