.Net 6 framework not found on target machine

Question

I am experiencing the following issue:

• Installed.Net 6 SDK on my development machine and created an executable using Visual Studio 2022 (using.Net 6):
• Installed.Net 6 Runtime on target machine:

However, when I try to run the executable I get this error:

Answer 1

Just to confuse you, Microsoft publishes many different versions of the .NET 6 runtime. There are versions for ASP.NET hosting, Console applications and Windows desktop. You need to ensure that the desktop version is installed.