Where should I download CorFlags.exe from?

Question

I'm running Windows Server 2008 64-bit "workstation" and would like to get corflags.exe. Which SDK do I need to download?

I know about .NET Framework 2.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) (x64) and Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 but I was hoping to find something smaller as these are quite large downloads.

Also the note about 2.0 SDK seems to suggest to download the 3.5 one, should I follow that?

Hekker

So many great answers, yet none with a convenient, bloat-free download of just the EXE like you asked for! I came across CorFlags.exe hosted by the helpful gentleman at Everything-Virtual. As of 2012-Sep-27 it passed VirusTotal with no warnings and the EXE did the trick for me right out of the box. – Statutable

@Statutable the links seems not working now. – Rochette

@Rochette the link works, but it's corflags 64bit – Wingless

Answer 1

The current official version is in the "Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5". (Requires XP or later.)

You just need to install the .NET Development Tools subcomponent (Developer Tools -> Windows Development Tools -> .NET Development Tools).

That should place corflags.exe in Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.1\Bin

Disruptive

There's now a version of the SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 – Disruptive

Answer 2

If you install the .NET framework (you should already have it), it'll be at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft.NET\SDK\v2.0\Bin\corflags.exe

Come to think of it, you may need to install the Microsoft .NET 2.0 SDK from .NET Framework 2.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) (x64) -- check for that file first.

Barram

Yep I know about this download but I was hoping to find something smaller... also, a note under the overview suggests to download another one which is even bigger at 1.3G... – Hekker

Yea, I just noticed the site. Hell, want me to just email you the file? If that's all you want from the SDK (since the compilers and such are in the framework) – Barram

Heh. Sure, email id good. my stackoverflow user name at gmail, – Hekker

Hmm, in C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\v2.0 64bit\Bin for me. But your post did help me find it so you get a vote. Thanks. – Intoxicate

hey, could you email that to me too please, my stackoverflow username at gmail as well. – Trusty

For the purpose of SO and the good of humanity (for science), why don't you just put the file in a share and link to it. – Assr

Answer 3

As rakslice already pointed out, there is now the 'SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1' available as the latest version at Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.

This can also be run under Windows XP and later and still contains corflags.exe.

Note that if one is purely interested in the coreflags.exe, one chooses to only install the '.NET Development Tools' subcomponent, about 75 MB will be thrown on the harddisk. After doing so, I found the desired tool at C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0\Bin\CorFlags.exe.

Marni

Answer 4

See Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5. The .NET SDK has been bundled with the Windows SDK.

Trabeated

Answer 5

The newest version is 10.1.

Either download and install from here http://msdn.microsoft.com/windows/bb980924.aspx,

or, as I did, use chocolatey (https://chocolatey.org/install):

choco install windows-sdk-10.1

The 32bit CorFlags.exe file is in

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0A\bin\NETFX 4.6 Tools,

the 64bit version in

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0A\bin\NETFX 4.6 Tools\x64.

Paisano