{"id":76820,"date":"2024-10-19T19:11:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T13:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=76820"},"modified":"2024-10-19T19:15:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T13:45:02","slug":"powershell-error-v4-net-framework-not-installed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/powershell-error-v4-net-framework-not-installed\/","title":{"rendered":"PowerShell: Version v4.0.30319 of the .NET Framework is not installed"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you open Windows Terminal (PowerShell), the following error may occur:<\/p>\n

Version v4.0.30319 of the .NET Framework is not installed and it is required to run version 3 of Windows PowerShell.\n<\/pre>\n
If you run PowerShell.exe, the window may close immediately.<\/p>\n
Running the .NET Framework Repair tool or removing and reinstalling .NET Framework may not resolve the error.<\/p>\n
RELATED:<\/strong> PowerShell Closes Immediately When Launched; Machine.Config Parser Error<\/a><\/div>\n
Cause<\/h2>\n
The above error occurs due to the missing InstallRoot<\/strong> registry value in one or both of the following keys:<\/p>\n
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\n<\/pre>\n
RELATED:<\/strong> [Fix] Internal Windows PowerShell error 80070002<\/a><\/div>\n
Resolution<\/h2>\n
To resolve the PowerShell error, please create the missing values in the registry.<\/p>\n
Option 1: Use the REG file to restore the missing values<\/h3>\n
To restore the InstallRoot<\/strong> registry value, download and run netfx_installroot_fix.reg<\/a> (zipped)<\/p>\n
Unzip and run the enclosed REG file.<\/p>\n
Click Yes to confirm.<\/p>\n
\n
Option 2: Create the values manually<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. Launch Regedit.exe and go to:\n
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  2. In the right pane, create a new string value (REG_SZ) named InstallRoot<\/strong> (if it doesn’t already exist.)<\/li>\n
  3. Set the value data of InstallRoot<\/strong> to C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\<\/strong>
    \n\".net<\/li>\n
  4. Next, go to the following branch:\n
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  5. In the right pane, create a new string value (REG_SZ) named InstallRoot<\/strong> (if it doesn’t already exist.)<\/li>\n
  6. Set the value data of InstallRoot<\/strong> to C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. Exit the Registry Editor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Note:<\/strong> The 2nd location above (i.e., the WOW6432Node branch) doesn’t exist in the Windows 10\/11 32-bit edition. In that case, skip the 2nd location. To determine if you’re using a 32-bit or 64-bit edition, see How to Find Your Windows 10\/11 Build Number, Version, Edition, and Bitness<\/a>.<\/p>\n
    That should resolve the .NET Framework “Version v4.0.30319 of the .NET Framework is not installed” error when launching Terminal\/PowerShell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    When you open Windows Terminal (PowerShell), the following error may occur: Version v4.0.30319 of the .NET Framework is not installed and it is required to run version 3 of Windows PowerShell. If you run PowerShell.exe, the window may close immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,869],"tags":[191,396],"class_list":["post-76820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10","category-windows-11","tag-error-messages","tag-powershell"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55748,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/powershell-closes-machine-config-parser-error\/","url_meta":{"origin":76820,"position":0},"title":"PowerShell Closes Immediately When Launched; Machine.Config Parser Error","author":"Ramesh","date":"June 23, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"When you run PowerShell.exe, the PowerShell window may open and close immediately before you can read the error message. 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