How to Enable .Net Framework 3.5 on Windows 8.1

By default, Windows 8 not included. NET 3.5 (including. NET 2 and 3). But if you upgrade from the Windows 7 in Windows 8,. NET Framework 3.5 fully enabled. Users can ensure that as this feature is enabled in the screening procedures and functions.

This is what users can do to check this list of steps:

Step 1:)
Go to settings. Choose Control Panel then choose programs.

Step 2:) 

Click turn windows features on or off, and the user will see window as image below.

Users can click. NET Framework to enable this feature (including. NET 2 and 3) 3.5, select it, and then click OK. After this step is completed, it will download the whole package from the Web and install. NET Framework 3.5 features.

However, if the user is not connected to the Internet, this step does not apply.

The user still can enable this feature in offline mode if the user has windows 8 DVD or ISO image.

Step 1:)

Insert Windows 8 DVD or mount ISO image. The source of this feature can be found in folder E:\sources\sxs. (In this case E: the user’s drive letter on which the user has loaded Windows 8 Media.)

Step 2:)

Open CMD.EXE with administrative privileges.

Step 3:)

Run the following command Dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:E:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess, and hit Enter.

When you install the. NET Framework 3.5, you can see that this feature is enabled.