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.NET Desktop Runtime

Gerhard Olsson edited this page May 12, 2025 · 2 revisions

The .NET Desktop Runtime is required for running Git Extensions.
(Due to its size, we are not bundling it with the Git Extensions installer / portable package.)

It is possible to install the .NET Desktop Runtime into your profile folder without administrator privileges: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/windows#install-with-powershell
Then set the following environment variable:

DOTNET_ROOT=%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\dotnet
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