Sentinel: Solution for Sentinel not working with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27965

[ProScan]

I tried starting Sentinel so I could get the latest firmware for the SDS100. It wouldn't start indicating to me of some sort of .NET Framework 2.0 issue. I went to the "Turn Windows features on or off" and the .NET Framework 3.5/2.0 option wasn't showing like in this screenshot.



After rolling back updates, the .NET Framework 3.5/2.0 option still was missing and Sentinel still wasn't starting. To make a long story short, I found this link

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27965 (Canary Channel)

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27965 to the Canary Channel. What’s new in Build 27965 Introducing the new Start menu for Win

blogs.windows.com

See this section

[.NET Framework 3.5]​

• Starting with Build 27965, .NET Framework 3.5 is no longer a Windows Feature on Demand optional component. We encourage customers relying on the legacy framework to move to modern versions of .NET. Customers running business-critical applications that still depend on .NET Framework 3.5 can access a .NET Framework 3.5 standalone installer located here: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2337635.

After I downloaded and installed https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2337635 Sentinel started to work again! The "Turn Windows features on or off" dialog still doesn't show the .NET Framework 3.5/2.0 option so I take it that is the new norm.

 

[dmfalk]

Look under Legacy Components?

 

[mc48]

I had this problem a while back and all I did was reboot and everything worked as expected and .NET 3.5 now appears.

 

[ProScan]

Look under Legacy Components?

It's not there.

I had this problem a while back and all I did was reboot and everything worked as expected and .NET 3.5 now appears.

I rebooted many times when adding and removing updates. Was that with build 27965 ? That just came out earlier this month.

 

[jasonhouk]

@ProScan

Watching this thread and forwarded to UJE as I had same issues with the Canary channel updates. I'm positive I had to clean install non insider Win 11 Pro and forgotten to deactivate my ProScan, needing you to reset me.

 

[fxdscon]

@ProScan

Watching this thread and forwarded to UJE as I had same issues with the Canary channel updates. I'm positive I had to clean install non insider Win 11 Pro and forgotten to deactivate my ProScan, needing you to reset me.

Hopefully there will be a (long overdue) update of the Sentinel Software.

 

[ProScan]

@ProScan

Watching this thread and forwarded to UJE as I had same issues with the Canary channel updates. I'm positive I had to clean install non insider Win 11 Pro and forgotten to deactivate my ProScan, needing you to reset me.

Key issues are handled via email only. It's usually done within an hour or two when received initially via email.

 

[Aviator747]

@ProScan thank you very much for this. I have been using Canary builds for ages now and I had another program, Virtual Radar quit on me with .Net errors. There was a newer build of it that resolved the .Net issue. The other day I updated to the latest canary build 28000 and Sentinel tossed the same .Net error.