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I have a new brother's printer. Need to download and additional file but Windows/Microsoft is restricting it. This is the prompt I receive:
To run this application, you must install one of the following versions of the .NET Framework:
v4.0.30319
Contact your application publisher for instructions about obtaing the appropriate version of the .NET Framework
I do not understand, I am only responding to prompt?
I have a new brother's printer. Need to download and additional file but Windows/Microsoft is restricting it. This is the prompt I receive:
"To run this application, you must install one of the following versions of the .NET Framework:
v4.0.30319
Contact your application publisher for instructions about obtaing the appropriate version of the .NET Framework"
Hi there,
as far as I know you should be able to download versions for the .Net Framework here: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework
I assume that after installing the system may need a restart and you may need to run the install as Admin (right click usually shows the option to Run as Admin (if your account has the rights)
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Hello @Randy Hutchins
Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A and informed us about the issue. Based on your report, that message indicate that the Brother software you're trying to run is built for .NET Framework 4.0 but it is not installed on your PC yet, to troubleshoot this, please follow:
1. Install .NET framework 4.0 directly:
2. In case installation is blocked by Windows:
3. Enable through Windows Feature (If the above step can't solve it):
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