Original Article: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-quickly-check-net-framework-version-windows-10

How to check .NET version with PowerShell

To check the .NET version with PowerShell, use these steps:

  1. Open Start.
  2. Search for PowerShell, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.


  4. Type the following command to check the version of .NET installed and press Enter:

    Get-ChildItem 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP' -Recurse | Get-ItemProperty -Name version -EA 0 | Where { $_.PSChildName -Match '^(?!S)\p{L}'} | Select PSChildName, version

    Source: Windows Central


  6. Confirm the version of the .NET Framework installed on Windows 10.

After you complete the steps, PowerShell will return the information for both the client and the full version of .NET installed on Windows 10 (if applicable).