dotnet is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet

Question

We have downloaded and run DotNetCore.1.0.1-SDK.1.0.0.Preview2-003133-x64.exe. After having closed and reopened our command prompt, running dotnet gives the following output.

The term 'dotnet' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.

We have tried the following:

1. Uninstall all versions of Visual Studio.
2. Uninstall all versions of .NET Core.
3. Repair C++ Redistributable 2015 x86 & x64
4. Restart the computer.
5. Then reinstall the .NET Core SDK.

This is the contents of C:/Program Files/dotnet

host
  fxr
sdk
  1.0.0-preview2-003133
shared
  Microsoft.NETCore.App
swidtag
  Microsoft .NET Core 1.0.1 - SDK 1.0.0 Preview 2-003133 (x64).swidtag

Our PATH includes C:\Program Files\dotnet\

Solution 1

After again coming across this problem, we found the answer here.

Open Programs and Features, choose Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (x86), click Uninstall and then choose Repair. After repairing it (and the x64 version if you have it), reinstall or repair the installation of the .NET Core SDK 1.0.1.

Solution 2

Also ensure that "C:\Program Files\dotnet" is part of the "path" system environment variable.

After uninstalling previous SDK versions, it had disappeared from mine.

Solution 3

This error also occurs if .Net Core is not installed on your machine. To verify it, please run the command dotnet --help from Windows PowerShell or VS Code terminal. If .Net Core is installed then you will see the output, else the same error. If you see the same error then:

• Please download and install it from here.
• Then close the CLI or Code editor you are using.

• Re-open it again, run the following command:

  dotnet new webApp -o aspnetcoreapp
  

It will hopefully let you get rid of the problem.

Solution 4

I had a same problem. It can be fixed by following this solution:

1. Open command window (win+R) then:

   cd Desktop
   mkdir CSharp
   cd CSharp
   

2. Open new file on desktop, then after that

   dotnet new console -o firstapp
   cd firstapp
   code 
   

   vs code automatically opened.

3. Then you open the terminal:

   dotnet restore
   dotnet run
   

Finally done.

You can watch this video.

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