SharePoint 2013 - Setup is unable to proceed due to the following error(s): This product requires Microsoft .Net Framework 4.5
Synopsis I recently ran into this issue while deploying SharePoint Server 2013. Everything seemed to go according to plan, before SharePoint Gods decided to throw yet another lightning bolt my way. Shortly after getting the software prerequisites successfully installed (accompanied by a couple of reboots of course), it was time to install the SharePoint Server software bits. About a minute after executing the bootstrap (setup.exe) this error message comes up: "Setup is unable to proceed due to the following error(s): This product requires Microsoft .Net Framework 4.5" Here is an exact screenshot: Unless I was loosing my mind, I was pretty confident the software prerequisites installation completed successfully, which performs all the necessary checks and balances on the system, including the installation of .Net Framework 4.5. The Problem After running around and attempting to re-install .Net Framework 4.5, which by the way didn't resolve the