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Is there any tool or PowerShell script that can scan a PC for applications and determine if they use .NET and if so, which version?
We have 100+ PC's running software that has been installed at various times over the past 10 years. Some of these programs require .NET to run. Is there any way to scan all of the applications on a PC and show if they need .NET, and if they do, which version.
In order to comply with new security certification we need to uninstall all programs & add-ins (Java, Flash, .NET) that are no longer supported by the manufacturer. The problem we have is that there is no way to work out which programs use which version of .NET.
NOTE: We already know how to find out which versions of .NET are installed on a machine. What we need to know is which programs use .NET and which version.
Any help would be appreciated.
If we can't find a solution, than we will just have to uninstall the unsupported versions of .NET and wait for programs to fail!
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you might be interested in a professional tool like ndepend
https://www.ndepend.com/features/
but with google you can find many dependency tree builders that will answer your question. search or.net dependency tree or graph.
Thanks for your reply @Bruce (SqlWork.com)
However, all of the dependency tree builders I have seen so far are focussed on the development stage of a program where the original source code is available and not on a post-deployment search.
I need a tool or app that can do a search on installed third-party / legacy programs and indicate if they need .NET installed in order to run and if they do then which version of .NET
From all of the evidence I have seen so far, such a tool isn't available.
It looks like we will have to uninstall the unsupported versions of .NET and see which programs fail to start. Not ideal, but our probable outcome.
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Hi @Mark Keogan ,
There seems to be no way to check all the app's .net version dependencies simply by code or tooling.
In some cases you can open the executable (.exe) in the Notepad application and search for 'Framework'.
Or use dotPeek to load the application, it reveals the Net Framework version when you load a NET application using the program.
Best Regards.
Jiachen Li
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some thoughts.
as the .net framework updates are in place, you really only need remove 2.0, which has been out of support since 2011.
update all clients to 4.8 and 3.5 sp1 and you are supported to 2029.
you can write a utility that does scan:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/assembly/file-format