.NET is a developer platform made up of tools, programming languages, and libraries for creating different types of applications. On the other hand, the .NET framework is the implementation of .NET. This framework is extremely important for a lot of reasons. But you could only be able to make full use of it if it’s working as expected. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case for some users out there. Quite a few users are complaining about the .NET Framework 3.5 Error 0x800f0950 on their Windows 10 setup.
When this issue pops up, the error message reads ‘The following feature couldn’t be installed. The changes couldn’t be completed. Please reboot your computer and try again”. Although this error messages straight out says to restart your PC and then give installation another try, that wouldn’t be of any good as well. In this regard, today we will explore all the possible reasons for the said error. More importantly, we will also list out all the fixes to rectify the .NET Framework 3.5 Error 0x800f0950 in Windows 10. Without further ado, let’s begin.
How to Fix .NET Framework 3.5 Error 0x800f0950 in Windows 10
This issue seems to be bugging quite a few users as of late. Judging by the Microsoft Forum, over 1500 people are facing the said issue (refer to the below image). But what could be the reason for it? To begin with, it could be the .NET installer itself. Apart from that, any pending Windows update or the incorrect installation method could also cause this issue. We will, therefore, list out the steps to fix all these three issues. Try them out and any one of the methods should fix the .NET Framework 3.5 Error 0x800f0950 in Windows 10.
