Absolutely. That is one of the main reasons to use the offline CAB method.
For automation or scripting:
Add-WindowsCapability –Online –Name "NetFX3~~~~" –Source C:\temp
Note: The –Source parameter should point to the folder containing the CAB file, not the file itself. The CAB must be named exactly microsoft-windows-netfx3-ondemand-package.cab for PowerShell to recognize it.
Once you have the correct .cab file, you have two ways to install it: DISM (most reliable) or PowerShell.
It is 2026, and .NET 8.0 and .NET 9.0 are mainstream. Why would anyone need a framework from 2007?
Thus, even on a modern Windows 11 PC, you may need this file.
Absolutely. That is one of the main reasons to use the offline CAB method.
For automation or scripting:
Add-WindowsCapability –Online –Name "NetFX3~~~~" –Source C:\temp
Note: The –Source parameter should point to the folder containing the CAB file, not the file itself. The CAB must be named exactly microsoft-windows-netfx3-ondemand-package.cab for PowerShell to recognize it.
Once you have the correct .cab file, you have two ways to install it: DISM (most reliable) or PowerShell.
It is 2026, and .NET 8.0 and .NET 9.0 are mainstream. Why would anyone need a framework from 2007?
Thus, even on a modern Windows 11 PC, you may need this file.
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