Deploy Dotnet framework 3.5 on windows 8 and windows 10
We have a program which requires .Net Framework 3.5 for some of the functionalities to work. What I have been looking for is a way to deploy the .Net framework 3.5 on all of our client's workstations most of which have windows 8 OR Windows 10. The .Net Framework 3.5 is added as a feature in windows 8 and windows 10 which is by default off. I have gone through the following link of Microsoft which explains all the methods that I can use to deploy the .Net Framework 3.5.
From what I have read and tried, none of these options work if the Group policy "Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair" is disabled. Is there no other way to automatically install .NET framework when a user installs your software?
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/microsoft-net-framework-35-deployment-considerations
According to the above article, the following are my options:
1. Using Group Policy Feature on Demand setting
Problem with this approach: This requires changes in Group Policy which many of our client's ITs would not agree to. Also, we want to install DotNet Framework 3.5 silently without any user intervention.
2. Using Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM)
Problem with this approach: This does not work if the Group Policy "Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair" is disabled. From what I have seen, many computers have this disabled. So this again requires modifying the group policy.
There is also an option to specify installation media as a source but we don't have installation media of windows OS on every single workstation so that also does not work as well.
3. Using Windows PowerShell
Problem with this approach: This again does not work if the Group Policy "Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair" is disabled.
Is there no way to install .Net Framework 3.5 without changing anything in the Group Policy?
We want the .Net Framework 3.5 to get installed silently when a user installs our software which looks like it should be pretty straightforward to do but I am not able to figure out any way to do this.
windows-10 windows-8 installation group-policy .net-framework
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We have a program which requires .Net Framework 3.5 for some of the functionalities to work. What I have been looking for is a way to deploy the .Net framework 3.5 on all of our client's workstations most of which have windows 8 OR Windows 10. The .Net Framework 3.5 is added as a feature in windows 8 and windows 10 which is by default off. I have gone through the following link of Microsoft which explains all the methods that I can use to deploy the .Net Framework 3.5.
From what I have read and tried, none of these options work if the Group policy "Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair" is disabled. Is there no other way to automatically install .NET framework when a user installs your software?
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/microsoft-net-framework-35-deployment-considerations
According to the above article, the following are my options:
1. Using Group Policy Feature on Demand setting
Problem with this approach: This requires changes in Group Policy which many of our client's ITs would not agree to. Also, we want to install DotNet Framework 3.5 silently without any user intervention.
2. Using Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM)
Problem with this approach: This does not work if the Group Policy "Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair" is disabled. From what I have seen, many computers have this disabled. So this again requires modifying the group policy.
There is also an option to specify installation media as a source but we don't have installation media of windows OS on every single workstation so that also does not work as well.
3. Using Windows PowerShell
Problem with this approach: This again does not work if the Group Policy "Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair" is disabled.
Is there no way to install .Net Framework 3.5 without changing anything in the Group Policy?
We want the .Net Framework 3.5 to get installed silently when a user installs our software which looks like it should be pretty straightforward to do but I am not able to figure out any way to do this.
windows-10 windows-8 installation group-policy .net-framework
asked Jan 2 at 11:50
Ankur Patel
992
1
.net framework versions are backwards compatible. If your client machine is running a more up-to-date .net framework run time there's no reason to downgrade to an older version.
– spikey_richie
Jan 2 at 12:58
Wouldn't it just be easier to make this a requirement to use your system, and allow your client's IT department, worry about how to install it? As an Administrator, if I found an application silently modified my installation, I would have a problem with that. There is no change to a system, that can be done, that as an Administrator I couldn't detect.
– Ramhound
Jan 2 at 16:57
@Ramhound This is not something which we want to hide from the ITs but we just want to automate it somehow so the ITs don't have to manually do anything on thousands of machines.
– Ankur Patel
2 days ago
@spikey_richie I am not an expert on this matter but I don't think the .net frameworks are that much backwards compatible. We have a windows 10 PC which already has the .Net Framework 4.7 but our application does not work unless we install the .Net framework 3.5. So we are not downgrading the .Net version, we just want to install the .Net framework 3.5 along with .Net Framework 4.
– Ankur Patel
2 days ago
1
@AnkurPatel - You are both mistaken and are correct. In your specific case, your application will not run unless .NET Framework 3.5 is installed. However, .NET Framework is in general backward compatible, it entirely depends on how the application is configured. However, due to the feature being an optional feature in Windows 8+, you will have to use the group policy method in those cases. In the end if the group policy in question is configured then the optional features cannot be installed on the system.
– Ramhound
2 days ago
|
show 2 more comments
We have a program which requires .Net Framework 3.5 for some of the functionalities to work. What I have been looking for is a way to deploy the .Net framework 3.5 on all of our client's workstations most of which have windows 8 OR Windows 10. The .Net Framework 3.5 is added as a feature in windows 8 and windows 10 which is by default off. I have gone through the following link of Microsoft which explains all the methods that I can use to deploy the .Net Framework 3.5.
From what I have read and tried, none of these options work if the Group policy "Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair" is disabled. Is there no other way to automatically install .NET framework when a user installs your software?
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/microsoft-net-framework-35-deployment-considerations
According to the above article, the following are my options:
1. Using Group Policy Feature on Demand setting
Problem with this approach: This requires changes in Group Policy which many of our client's ITs would not agree to. Also, we want to install DotNet Framework 3.5 silently without any user intervention.
2. Using Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM)
Problem with this approach: This does not work if the Group Policy "Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair" is disabled. From what I have seen, many computers have this disabled. So this again requires modifying the group policy.
There is also an option to specify installation media as a source but we don't have installation media of windows OS on every single workstation so that also does not work as well.
3. Using Windows PowerShell
Problem with this approach: This again does not work if the Group Policy "Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair" is disabled.
Is there no way to install .Net Framework 3.5 without changing anything in the Group Policy?
We want the .Net Framework 3.5 to get installed silently when a user installs our software which looks like it should be pretty straightforward to do but I am not able to figure out any way to do this.
windows-10 windows-8 installation group-policy .net-framework
asked Jan 2 at 11:50
Ankur Patel
992
We have a program which requires .Net Framework 3.5 for some of the functionalities to work. What I have been looking for is a way to deploy the .Net framework 3.5 on all of our client's workstations most of which have windows 8 OR Windows 10. The .Net Framework 3.5 is added as a feature in windows 8 and windows 10 which is by default off. I have gone through the following link of Microsoft which explains all the methods that I can use to deploy the .Net Framework 3.5.
From what I have read and tried, none of these options work if the Group policy "Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair" is disabled. Is there no other way to automatically install .NET framework when a user installs your software?
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/microsoft-net-framework-35-deployment-considerations
According to the above article, the following are my options:
1. Using Group Policy Feature on Demand setting
Problem with this approach: This requires changes in Group Policy which many of our client's ITs would not agree to. Also, we want to install DotNet Framework 3.5 silently without any user intervention.
2. Using Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM)
Problem with this approach: This does not work if the Group Policy "Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair" is disabled. From what I have seen, many computers have this disabled. So this again requires modifying the group policy.
There is also an option to specify installation media as a source but we don't have installation media of windows OS on every single workstation so that also does not work as well.
3. Using Windows PowerShell
Problem with this approach: This again does not work if the Group Policy "Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair" is disabled.
Is there no way to install .Net Framework 3.5 without changing anything in the Group Policy?
We want the .Net Framework 3.5 to get installed silently when a user installs our software which looks like it should be pretty straightforward to do but I am not able to figure out any way to do this.
windows-10 windows-8 installation group-policy .net-framework
windows-10 windows-8 installation group-policy .net-framework
asked Jan 2 at 11:50
Ankur Patel
992
asked Jan 2 at 11:50
Ankur Patel
992
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.net framework versions are backwards compatible. If your client machine is running a more up-to-date .net framework run time there's no reason to downgrade to an older version.
– spikey_richie
Jan 2 at 12:58
Wouldn't it just be easier to make this a requirement to use your system, and allow your client's IT department, worry about how to install it? As an Administrator, if I found an application silently modified my installation, I would have a problem with that. There is no change to a system, that can be done, that as an Administrator I couldn't detect.
– Ramhound
Jan 2 at 16:57
@Ramhound This is not something which we want to hide from the ITs but we just want to automate it somehow so the ITs don't have to manually do anything on thousands of machines.
– Ankur Patel
2 days ago
@spikey_richie I am not an expert on this matter but I don't think the .net frameworks are that much backwards compatible. We have a windows 10 PC which already has the .Net Framework 4.7 but our application does not work unless we install the .Net framework 3.5. So we are not downgrading the .Net version, we just want to install the .Net framework 3.5 along with .Net Framework 4.
– Ankur Patel
2 days ago
1
@AnkurPatel - You are both mistaken and are correct. In your specific case, your application will not run unless .NET Framework 3.5 is installed. However, .NET Framework is in general backward compatible, it entirely depends on how the application is configured. However, due to the feature being an optional feature in Windows 8+, you will have to use the group policy method in those cases. In the end if the group policy in question is configured then the optional features cannot be installed on the system.
– Ramhound
2 days ago
|
show 2 more comments
1
.net framework versions are backwards compatible. If your client machine is running a more up-to-date .net framework run time there's no reason to downgrade to an older version.
– spikey_richie
Jan 2 at 12:58
Wouldn't it just be easier to make this a requirement to use your system, and allow your client's IT department, worry about how to install it? As an Administrator, if I found an application silently modified my installation, I would have a problem with that. There is no change to a system, that can be done, that as an Administrator I couldn't detect.
– Ramhound
Jan 2 at 16:57
@Ramhound This is not something which we want to hide from the ITs but we just want to automate it somehow so the ITs don't have to manually do anything on thousands of machines.
– Ankur Patel
2 days ago
@spikey_richie I am not an expert on this matter but I don't think the .net frameworks are that much backwards compatible. We have a windows 10 PC which already has the .Net Framework 4.7 but our application does not work unless we install the .Net framework 3.5. So we are not downgrading the .Net version, we just want to install the .Net framework 3.5 along with .Net Framework 4.
– Ankur Patel
2 days ago
1
@AnkurPatel - You are both mistaken and are correct. In your specific case, your application will not run unless .NET Framework 3.5 is installed. However, .NET Framework is in general backward compatible, it entirely depends on how the application is configured. However, due to the feature being an optional feature in Windows 8+, you will have to use the group policy method in those cases. In the end if the group policy in question is configured then the optional features cannot be installed on the system.
– Ramhound
2 days ago
1
1
.net framework versions are backwards compatible. If your client machine is running a more up-to-date .net framework run time there's no reason to downgrade to an older version.
– spikey_richie
Jan 2 at 12:58
.net framework versions are backwards compatible. If your client machine is running a more up-to-date .net framework run time there's no reason to downgrade to an older version.
– spikey_richie
Jan 2 at 12:58
Wouldn't it just be easier to make this a requirement to use your system, and allow your client's IT department, worry about how to install it? As an Administrator, if I found an application silently modified my installation, I would have a problem with that. There is no change to a system, that can be done, that as an Administrator I couldn't detect.
– Ramhound
Jan 2 at 16:57
Wouldn't it just be easier to make this a requirement to use your system, and allow your client's IT department, worry about how to install it? As an Administrator, if I found an application silently modified my installation, I would have a problem with that. There is no change to a system, that can be done, that as an Administrator I couldn't detect.
– Ramhound
Jan 2 at 16:57
@Ramhound This is not something which we want to hide from the ITs but we just want to automate it somehow so the ITs don't have to manually do anything on thousands of machines.
– Ankur Patel
2 days ago
@Ramhound This is not something which we want to hide from the ITs but we just want to automate it somehow so the ITs don't have to manually do anything on thousands of machines.
– Ankur Patel
2 days ago
@spikey_richie I am not an expert on this matter but I don't think the .net frameworks are that much backwards compatible. We have a windows 10 PC which already has the .Net Framework 4.7 but our application does not work unless we install the .Net framework 3.5. So we are not downgrading the .Net version, we just want to install the .Net framework 3.5 along with .Net Framework 4.
– Ankur Patel
2 days ago
@spikey_richie I am not an expert on this matter but I don't think the .net frameworks are that much backwards compatible. We have a windows 10 PC which already has the .Net Framework 4.7 but our application does not work unless we install the .Net framework 3.5. So we are not downgrading the .Net version, we just want to install the .Net framework 3.5 along with .Net Framework 4.
– Ankur Patel
2 days ago
1
1
@AnkurPatel - You are both mistaken and are correct. In your specific case, your application will not run unless .NET Framework 3.5 is installed. However, .NET Framework is in general backward compatible, it entirely depends on how the application is configured. However, due to the feature being an optional feature in Windows 8+, you will have to use the group policy method in those cases. In the end if the group policy in question is configured then the optional features cannot be installed on the system.
– Ramhound
2 days ago
@AnkurPatel - You are both mistaken and are correct. In your specific case, your application will not run unless .NET Framework 3.5 is installed. However, .NET Framework is in general backward compatible, it entirely depends on how the application is configured. However, due to the feature being an optional feature in Windows 8+, you will have to use the group policy method in those cases. In the end if the group policy in question is configured then the optional features cannot be installed on the system.
– Ramhound
2 days ago
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.net framework versions are backwards compatible. If your client machine is running a more up-to-date .net framework run time there's no reason to downgrade to an older version.
– spikey_richie
Jan 2 at 12:58
Wouldn't it just be easier to make this a requirement to use your system, and allow your client's IT department, worry about how to install it? As an Administrator, if I found an application silently modified my installation, I would have a problem with that. There is no change to a system, that can be done, that as an Administrator I couldn't detect.
– Ramhound
Jan 2 at 16:57
@Ramhound This is not something which we want to hide from the ITs but we just want to automate it somehow so the ITs don't have to manually do anything on thousands of machines.
– Ankur Patel
2 days ago
@spikey_richie I am not an expert on this matter but I don't think the .net frameworks are that much backwards compatible. We have a windows 10 PC which already has the .Net Framework 4.7 but our application does not work unless we install the .Net framework 3.5. So we are not downgrading the .Net version, we just want to install the .Net framework 3.5 along with .Net Framework 4.
– Ankur Patel
2 days ago
1
@AnkurPatel - You are both mistaken and are correct. In your specific case, your application will not run unless .NET Framework 3.5 is installed. However, .NET Framework is in general backward compatible, it entirely depends on how the application is configured. However, due to the feature being an optional feature in Windows 8+, you will have to use the group policy method in those cases. In the end if the group policy in question is configured then the optional features cannot be installed on the system.
– Ramhound
2 days ago