How to install Internet Explorer 11 and .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows 8.0

[Cockatiel]

I guess many Windows 8.0 users wish to have IE11 and .NET Framework 4.8, and here is a way to easily install them on Windows 8.0 (PowerShell 5.1 still need the good old workaround), and it is:

Just install those packages (I recommend you to do that on vanilla 8.0 without any updates, but you can install them on already fully updated copy of 8.0 (just you need to reinstall updates again or some apps will be broken such as Discord): https://gitlab.com/stdout12/adns/uploads/c7c9f583da309adfb5f7a621ff3cf218/W8_NetFx4_IE11_Prereqs.7z

And then reboot, and import the reg file that I pinned to manually install .NET 4.8 like normal

And proceed to install IE11 and .NET 4.8 like normal (as long as you have installed pre-requisites (and preferably updates till at least 2019) before doing that)

And voila, you should have a fully working IE11 and .NET 4.8 (its security updates will install like normal too)

patchwu.reg

Edited August 26, 2023 by Cockatiel