Background
Attempting to install a third-party utility, but ran into an error right away.
Error
Error Message – “‘dotnet’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file”
Image
Textual
'dotnet' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
Remediation
Outline
- Artifact
- Identify Artifact
- Download Artifact
- Install Artifact
- Console
- Initiate a new Console Session
Artifact
Identify Artifact
Googled for .Net SDK and landed at https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/visual-studio-sdks ( link ).
Availed Artifacts
Image
Tabulated
| Version | Release Type | Support Phase | Runtime Windows | End of Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .Net 9.0 | Standard Term Support | Preview | x64 | x86 | Arm64 (v9.0.0-preview.3) |
|
| .Net 8.0 | Long Term Support | Active | x64 | x86 | Arm64 (v8.0.4) |
November 10, 2026 |
| .Net 7.0 | Standard Term Support | Maintenance | x64 | x86 | Arm64 (v7.0.18) |
May 14, 2024 |
| .Net 6.0 | Long Term Support | Active | x64 | x86 | Arm64 (v6.0.29) |
November 12, 2024 |
Download Artifact
Please download the latest .Net SDK.
As of today, 2024-April-21st, the latest stable .Net SDK is v8.0.204.
Install Artifact
Please install the downloaded artifact.
Images
Image – Installation
Image – Installation – Welcome
Image – Setup Progress
Image – Setup Progress – 01
Image – Setup Progress – 02
Image – Setup Progress – 03
Image – Setup Completed
Image – Setup Completed – 01
Console
Launch New Console Session
Please launch a new console session.
An existing console will likely not help you with your original application install, because the .Net framework’s installation likely upgraded pertinent environment variables ( path ).
References
- Microsoft
- .Net
- SDK
- Download .NET SDKs for Visual Studio
Link
- Download .NET SDKs for Visual Studio
- SDK
- .Net
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