Saturday 7 January 2017

Install .NET framework 3.5 in windows 10 - Offline Method

Some application requires .net framework 3.5 to work. By default .net 3.5 framework is not install on your system. But user gets error while trying to install .net 3.5 framework from control panel using "Turn on or turn off windows feature" or some application try to download this features online and gets error due to poor internet connection.

To overcome this problem, windows has feature call Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM.exe) by using this you may install .net 3.5 framework. To use this feature you need the Windows 10 OS media.

To install net 3.5 framework using DISM.exe, follows below steps.
  1. Open Command Prompt as administrator. You may do this by  click All Programs, and then click  Accessories, Right-click Command prompt, and then click Run as administrator. If UAC dialog box appears then click on Yes to confirm.
  2. Now write below in cmd.


  Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:DriveLater:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess

Where DriveLater is latter which windows assign to your windows 10 OS media.