create console app .net framework 4.8 for this.
using Microsoft.Win32;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace check_net_framework
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
const string subkey = @"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full\";
using (var ndpKey = RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(RegistryHive.LocalMachine, RegistryView.Registry32).OpenSubKey(subkey))
{
if (ndpKey != null && ndpKey.GetValue("Release") != null)
{
Console.WriteLine($".NET Framework Version: {CheckFor45PlusVersion((int)ndpKey.GetValue("Release"))}");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(".NET Framework Version 4.5 or later is not detected.");
}
}
// Checking the version using >= enables forward compatibility.
string CheckFor45PlusVersion(int releaseKey)
{
if (releaseKey >= 528040)
return "4.8 or later";
if (releaseKey >= 461808)
return "4.7.2";
if (releaseKey >= 461308)
return "4.7.1";
if (releaseKey >= 460798)
return "4.7";
if (releaseKey >= 394802)
return "4.6.2";
if (releaseKey >= 394254)
return "4.6.1";
if (releaseKey >= 393295)
return "4.6";
if (releaseKey >= 379893)
return "4.5.2";
if (releaseKey >= 378675)
return "4.5.1";
if (releaseKey >= 378389)
return "4.5";
// This code should never execute. A non-null release key should mean
// that 4.5 or later is installed.
return "No 4.5 or later version detected";
}
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}