diff --git a/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi b/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
index 27d6936d20..07dce6ad4e 100644
--- a/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
+++ b/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
@@ -176,15 +176,12 @@ SectionEnd
 ;***************************
 Section "-DotNet" DotNet
 	ClearErrors
-	ReadRegDWORD $0 HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Client" "Install"
+	; https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/migration-guide/how-to-determine-which-versions-are-installed
+	ReadRegDWORD $0 HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full" "Release"
 	IfErrors error 0
-	IntCmp $0 1 0 error 0
-	ClearErrors
-	ReadRegDWORD $0 HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full" "Install"
-	IfErrors error 0
-	IntCmp $0 1 done error done
+	IntCmp $0 461808 done error done
 	error:
-		MessageBox MB_OK ".NET Framework v4.5 or later is required to run OpenRA."
+		MessageBox MB_OK ".NET Framework v4.7.2 or later is required to run OpenRA."
 		Abort
 	done:
 SectionEnd