How do I get SQL Server Management Studio to use .NET 4?

Question

Context: SQL Server 2012

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio  11.0.3128.0
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 6.1.7601.17514
Microsoft MSXML                         3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 
Microsoft Internet Explorer             9.11.9600.16521
Microsoft .NET Framework                4.0.30319.18444
Operating System                        6.1.7601

When in SSMS I execute the query

select * from sys.dm_clr_properties

and get told

directory   C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\
version     v2.0.50727
state       CLR is initialized

How do I set the dm_clr_properties to .NET v4? The servers in town are also running SQLServer 2012 and respond to the same select statement with details about v4.

Answer 1

Your local management studio may be 2012, but the server you're running queries against is 2005 still. You will need 2012 or 2014 to use newer version of .NET framework.