.NET Framework removal question

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If I remove .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5 and the .NET assembly cache and set the Force .NET Framework setting to use the latest version will I have any problems running and installing UWP/Win32 apps (like older Win32 ones)?
 
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Dont know about apps but on the rare occasion a prograam will not accept use latest clr and demand .netxxx be installed, if it isnt it will try to download it and if it cant download it the setup will fail. Your just gonna have to try for yourself im afraid. :(

You could keep the nets and just disable their services and see what happens, mine could just have been a very stubborn installer.
 
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Dont know about apps but on the rare occasion a prograam will not accept use latest clr and demand .netxxx be installed, if it isnt it will try to download it and if it cant download it the setup will fail. Your just gonna have to try for yourself im afraid. :(

You could keep the nets and just disable their services and see what happens, mine could just have been a very stubborn installer.
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Thanks. Is it possible to disable them in NTLite? Even so, I suppose I might have problems with them disabled.
 
Disable? On the Services page probably, they dont appear in w8.1 services so you better check for w10 but they do have services on w7. With so many things needing .nets you may be better off just setting any services to manual startup. Unless you are 100% certain any prograams you use do not need a specific .net version. Trouble is you might need them tomorrow or nexxt week and a lot of programs dont tell you they need a .net. As annoying as they are and i think they are a bloody abomination i put all the nets in because i need net2 up to net4.xxx so i smack em all in.
 
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Disable? On the Services page probably, they dont appear in w8.1 services so you better check for w10 but they do have services on w7. With so many things needing .nets you may be better off just setting any services to manual startup. Unless you are 100% certain any prograams you use do not need a specific .net version. Trouble is you might need them tomorrow or nexxt week and a lot of programs dont tell you they need a .net. As annoying as they are and i think they are a bloody abomination i put all the nets in because i need net2 up to net4.xxx so i smack em all in.
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And what if I remove .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5 and I don't set the Force .NET Framework setting to use the latest version option? Will I have problems?
 
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If clr isnt enabled some programms will just use whatever net is awailible, they may say net4.6 or greater, for example. It all depends on the programs author and everyone uses different prrograms, you will literally have to test your programs out for yourself.

On w7 and 8.1 i smack every damn .net into an install as i can, on XP i used every damn .net addon, from 2 to 4. Read this post on capturing an image and you can see ive put in every damn .net i could because i dont want to run into problems later and i must have net3.5 installed for 1 programs i have to use, there is no other program i can use. I wouldnt put all those nets in if i didnt have to.
 
Clanger said:
If clr isnt enabled some programms will just use whatever net is awailible, they may say net4.6 or greater, for example. It all depends on the programs author and everyone uses different prrograms, you will literally have to test your programs out for yourself.

On w7 and 8.1 i smack every damn .net into an install as i can, on XP i used every damn .net addon, from 2 to 4. Read this post on capturing an image and you can see ive put in every damn .net i could because i dont want to run into problems later and i must have net3.5 installed for 1 programs i have to use, there is no other program i can use. I wouldnt put all those nets in if i didnt have to.
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Thanks.
 
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