How to offline install .NET Framework 3.5 in Windows 10

Windows 10 is a new version of windows out  and  it came with .NET framework 4.5 pre-installed, but many apps developed in Vista and Windows 7 era require the .NET framework v3.5 installed along with 4.5. These apps will not run unless you will install the required version. When you try to run any such app, Windows 10 will prompt you to download and install .NET framework 3.5 from the Internet. However, this will take a lot of time

 

 You can save your time and install .NET Framework 3.5 from the Windows 10 installation media. This method is much faster and does not even require an Internet connection. Here is how to install it.

Here are the steps to install .NET framework 3.5 in windows 10:

1. Insert your windows 10 DVD or any way you are using to install windows whether it a bootable flash drive  with windows doesn't matter  what you are using it will all do the job just fine

2. Open 'This PC' in File Explorer and note the drive letter of the installation media you have inserted. me m using disk D:  it might not be the same as your but it still the same.

 

3. after that you need to open an elevated command prompt  you open an elevated command prompt by opening the command prompt as administrator 

4. Now copy the given code in the command prompt exactly as it written  but change the letter D: with your  drive letter that you are using 

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

 /LimitAccess

 

 

you can also use this batch file to make things smooth and fast depending on what you want anyway .

@echo off
Title .NET Framework 3.5 Offline Installer
for %%I in (D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do if exist "%%I:\\sources\install.wim" set setupdrv=%%I
if defined setupdrv (
echo Found drive %setupdrv%
echo Installing .NET Framework 3.5...
Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:%setupdrv%:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess
echo.
echo .NET Framework 3.5 should be installed
echo.
) else (
echo No installation media found!
echo Insert DVD or USB flash drive and run this file once again. 
echo.
)
pause

 How to use it :  just copy the text given,  past it in notepad give it a name  and save the file as .cmd 

    

Note: don't forget .cmd  when you are naming your file or nothing is going to work and then open it as administrator  it should be open as administrator or it not going to work .

Hope you enjoy.

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