Windows 8.1 unable to install .NET Framework 3.5 0*800F0906

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David picture David · Aug 7, 2014 · Viewed 42.3k times · Source

After trying to install .net 3.5 via the program and features (see below). I was getting unable to install error 800F0906

I am using windows 8.1.

windows features

Answer

David picture David · Aug 7, 2014

I inserted windows 8.1 dvd and mounted to d drive then executed from powershell.

  1. Open admin command prompt
  2. Type powershell
  3. From ps prompt type

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName 'NetFx3' -Source 'd:\sources\sxs'

  1. It did take 5 minutes to run.

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