Windows 7, Installation, Windows Registry, Visual Studio, .NET Framework – Visual Studio Doesn’t Recognize .NET Framework 4.6.2

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I've installed .NET Framework 4.6.2 via the web installer, and everything looked good. However, after I restarted and opened up Visual Studio, it reported that 4.6.2 was not installed:
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I checked registry per MSDN and did find the expected entries under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full:
HKLM\S\MS\NFS\NDP\4\Full

Additionally, under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319\SKUs, there is an entry for 4.6.2, as well as others:
HKLM\S\MS\NFX\4\SKUs\NFX462

I also checked the installer's log file to see if there were any issues, but nothing stood out. Towards the bottom, I see:

MSI (s) (AC:E0) [10:06:03:829]: Note: 1: 1707 
MSI (s) (AC:E0) [10:06:03:829]: Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 -- Installation completed successfully.

MSI (s) (AC:E0) [10:06:03:830]: Windows Installer installed the product. Product Name: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2. Product Version: 4.6.01590. Product Language: 0. Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation. Installation success or error status: 0.

MSI (s) (AC:E0) [10:06:03:830]: Value of RebootAction property is 
MSI (s) (AC:E0) [10:06:03:830]: Windows Installer requires a system restart. Product Name: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2. Product Version: 4.6.01590. Product Language: 0. Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation. Type of System Restart: 2. Reason for Restart: 1.

MSI (s) (AC:E0) [10:06:03:831]: Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2. Restart required. The installation or update for the product required a restart for all changes to take effect.  The restart was deferred to a later time.

This is a Windows 7 Pro machine running Visual Studio 2017 Community Edition, and I am not logged in as a system administrator. Does anyone know how to make VS recognize this framework version as a valid target?

NOTE: I've already see this question. This appears to be a different issue.

Best Answer

I've installed .NET Framework 4.6.2 via the web installer, and everything looked good. However, after I restarted and opened up Visual Studio, it reported that 4.6.2 was not installed: enter image description here

You need to download and install the .NET Framework 4.6.2 Developer Pack, which includes the .NET 4.6.2 Targeting Pack, after doing so you will be able to target that specific version of the .NET Framework

Source: Targeting .NET Platforms

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