How to check programmatically if .NET 4.7 Target Pack is installed?

Question

Whe have found a way to check, if MsBuild.exe is installed, but we also need to know if the targeting pack for .NET 4.7 ist already installed or not. Visual Studio is not installed, only the Framework 4.7 and maybe the targeting pack ...

Does anyone know how to check it?

Answer 1

It seems that you can see in C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETFramework\ which targeting packs are installed. For each pack there will be a folder with its version number, for example

C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETFramework\4.7

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