Key assumptions made:

This is often the most critical requirement. On modern systems like Windows 10 or 11, you must manually enable this via Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off .

Detailed analysis

: Run reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\full" – look for Release value of 528040 (.NET 4.8) or 461808 (.NET 4.7.2).

You must log in with Administrative Privileges to install these system-level components.