Detecting .NET from the Command Line
This command can take anywhere from 10 seconds to 3 minutes to run, so be patient:
> wmic product where "Name like 'Microsoft .Net%'" get Name, Version Name Version Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1 4.5.50938 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 Multi-Targeting Pack 4.5.50709 Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Multi-Targeting Pack 4.0.30319 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 SDK 4.5.50709 Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP2 2.0.7045 Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 3.5 3.5.7283