How to: Determine Which .NET Framework Updates Are Installed
The installed updates for each version of the .NET Framework installed on a computer are listed in the Windows registry. You can use the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) to view this information.
In the Registry Editor, the .NET Framework versions and installed updates for each version are stored in different subkeys. For information about detecting the installed version numbers, see How to: Determine Which .NET Framework Versions Are Installed. For information about installing the .NET Framework, see the installation guide.
To find installed updates
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On the Start menu, choose Run.
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In the Open box, enter regedit.exe.
You must have administrative credentials to run regedit.exe.
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In the Registry Editor, open the following subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Updates
The installed updates are listed under subkeys that identify the .NET Framework version they apply to. Each update is identified by a Knowledge Base (KB) number.
The following code programmatically determines the .NET Framework updates that are installed on a computer. You must have administrative credentials to run this example.
using System; using Microsoft.Win32; public class GetUpdateHistory { public static void Main() { using (RegistryKey baseKey = RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(RegistryHive.LocalMachine, RegistryView.Registry32).OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates")) { foreach (string baseKeyName in baseKey.GetSubKeyNames()) { if (baseKeyName.Contains(".NET Framework") || baseKeyName.StartsWith("KB") || baseKeyName.Contains(".NETFramework")) { using (RegistryKey updateKey = baseKey.OpenSubKey(baseKeyName)) { string name = (string)updateKey.GetValue("PackageName", ""); Console.WriteLine(baseKeyName + " " + name); foreach (string kbKeyName in updateKey.GetSubKeyNames()) { using (RegistryKey kbKey = updateKey.OpenSubKey(kbKeyName)) { name = (string)kbKey.GetValue("PackageName", ""); Console.WriteLine(" " + kbKeyName + " " + name); if (kbKey.SubKeyCount > 0) { foreach (string sbKeyName in updateKey.GetSubKeyNames()) { using (RegistryKey sbSubKey = kbKey.OpenSubKey(sbKeyName)) { name = (string)sbSubKey.GetValue("PackageName", ""); if (name == "") name = (string)sbSubKey.GetValue("Description", ""); Console.WriteLine(" " + sbKeyName + " " + name); } } } } } } } } } } }
The example produces output that's similar to the following:
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 KB953595 Hotfix for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB953595) SP1 KB2657424 Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB2657424) KB958484 Hotfix for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB958484) KB963707 Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB963707) Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile KB2160841 Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2160841) KB2446708 Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2446708) KB2468871 Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2468871) KB2478663 Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2478663) KB2518870 Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2518870) KB2533523 Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2533523) KB2539636 Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2539636) KB2572078 Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2572078) KB2633870 Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2633870) KB2656351 Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (KB2656351) Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended KB2416472 Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2416472) KB2468871 Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2468871) KB2487367 Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2487367) KB2533523 Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2533523) KB2656351 Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended (KB2656351)
