Hello Everyone,
I am not sure if this is the right place to ask this question but I have a seemingly simple problem for which I haven't been able to find an answer.
I have developed a program which required .NET framework 3.5 to run. I want to deploy the .NET framework 3.5 on the user's machine automatically when they install my software. This seems like a very simple problem. I am just trying to install the dependency<g class="gr_ gr_54 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" data-gr-id="54" id="54">before</g> installing my software. Now, the problem is I can't seem to figure out any way to install dotNet framework 3.5 on windows 8 and 10 automatically, especially if the Group policy "Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair" is disabled which is disabled on a lot of machines.
The following is what I have tried so far.
1. Installing through the dotNet framework 3.5 setup exe available at the following link. This setup does not work on windows 8 or 10.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=25150
2. I have gone through the whole article "Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Deployment Considerations" available at the following link:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/microsoft-net-framework-35-deployment-considerations
None of the option specified in the above article work if the Group policy "Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair" is disabled.
Is there really no way for a developer to distribute dotNet framework 3.5 on windows 8 or windows 10 without changing the group policy or requiring the installation media of the whole windows OS?
I hope someone can nudge me in the right direction. Sorry, if this is not the right place to ask this question. Please let me know if I should try any other forums for this.