SharePoint Designer Workflow 2013 Error: Windows Workflow Foundation, part of .Net Framework 3.0, must be installed to use this feature

In this SharePoint Designer Workflow tutorial, We will discuss the solution of an error as: “Windows Workflow Foundation, part of .Net Framework 3.0, must be installed to use this feature“.

As I have Windows 10 machine in my system that needs to edit workflows within SharePoint Designer (2013 SP1). Whenever I was trying to edit my SharePoint Designer 2013 Workflow, then the error was appearing as like below:

Windows Workflow Foundation, part of .Net Framework 3.0, must be installed to use this feature

windows workflow foundation .net 3.0 download error
windows workflow foundation .net 3.0 download error

Windows Workflow Foundation, part of .Net Framework 3.0, must be installed to use this feature

To resolve this SharePoint Designer Workflow issue, You need to install the .Net Framework 3.0 version in your local system. You can download and install the .Net Framework 3.0 from the below link:

Download .Net Framework 3.0

Note:

Although if you have any version of .Net Framework in your local system, then also you need to install the .Net Framework 3.0 to resolve this SharePoint Designer Workflow issue.

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Hence in this SharePoint Designer Workflow tutorial, We discussed how we can resolve the issue of “Windows Workflow Foundation, part of .Net Framework 3.0, must be installed to use this feature“.

  • The quick fix is to install Visual Studio 2013 on the same box as the SharePoint designer 2013 and the problem is solved.

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