Before installing .NET 4.5, 32-bit Windows 7 requires a specific hotfix to avoid "Installation did not succeed" errors.
To install .NET Framework 4.5 on Windows 7 32-bit, you can follow these steps:
It is important to note that Microsoft ended mainstream support for .NET Framework 4.5 on January 12, 2016.
While .NET Framework 4.5 is compatible with Windows 7 32-bit, there are some compatibility issues to be aware of:
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is an in-place update to .NET Framework 4.0.
However, if a legacy app specifically checks for version 4.5, here is how to satisfy that requirement.