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Visual Studio 2026 Enterprise: The corresponding .NET Framework suite has been installed, but it cannot be selected when creating a new project.
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Thanks for reaching out. This usually occurs when the Targeting Pack is installed, but Visual Studio cannot locate the Developer Pack, or the workload required for that framework is missing.
Step-by-step Resolution
**1. **Confirm the .NET Framework Developer Pack is installed
Even if the .NET framework is installed, Visual Studio requires the Developer Pack ( Targeting Pack + Reference assemblies + MSBuild tools)
Please download and install the corresponding developer pack from Microsoft:
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework
**2. **Modify visual studio installation and enable required workloads
Visual Studio may hide the framework if the workloads don’t include .NET desktop development
Click modify to apply changes.
**3. **Repair Visual Studio Targeting packs
If already installed, Visual Studio may not have registered them correctly
Restart Visual Studio afterwards.
**4. **Clear Visual Studio Local targeting cache
Sometimes VS caches old targeting information.
Delete the cache:
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Packages\_Instances\
Restart Visual Studio and try again.
**5. **Check that the template supports that framework
Older project templates like Windows Forms or WPF may not support certain newer framework versions.
Inside Visual Studio:
If the issue still persists
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I use WinHost to host my web applications. They currently support .NET 4.x.
I have several old website built using Visual Studio 2012 that target .NET Framework 4.5. I've had no trouble running my websites on this version.
I would like to update to a newer version of Visual Studio, but I cannot get it to recognize Framework 4.5. It is installed because I can still create new projects in VS 2012.
The .NET Framework Developer tools and .NET framework Build Tools do not appear as options in the modification process. However, .NET Framework 3.5 Developer tools
AI answer
If the corresponding .NET Framework suite has been installed but cannot be selected when creating a new project in Visual Studio 2026 Enterprise, it may be due to the following reasons:
If you have verified all of the above and the issue persists, consider reinstalling the .NET Framework or Visual Studio itself to resolve any potential installation issues.