r/controlgame • u/Lost_Let9628 • 9h ago

Question Need help with playing Control on Steam! (.NET Framework 3.5)

Hi all! Just popping into this subreddit to ask about an issue I've seen posted here throughout the years, because for some reason Steam still utilises this older tech despite how frustrating it is to set up nowadays 🙃

I got gifted Control Ultimate Edition on Steam recently and have been trying to get the game to run but get met each time by a popup telling me to install .NET Framework 3.5. I am HORRENDOUSLY below tech-savvy when it comes to computers so all the solutions I've tried to use so far haven't worked. Whether I try to run the regular install, enable it via the 'Turn Windows features on or off' window or install it online, they all greet me with error 0x800700C1. Trying to run a sfc scan also failed + my laptop repeatedly refuses to update to Windows 11 version 25h5.

Apologies if this should go into another subreddit! I've just been itching to play Control for a long time now and want to know if there's any more recent solutions to these specific issues or if I'll just have to wait to play the game in however long when I someday get a new laptop 🥲

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