How to set the default .Net framework version for projects in visual studio 2010

How do you set the default framework version for new projects in Vis开发者_JAVA百科ual Studio 2010?

The easiest way I know of is the following

1. File -> New Project
2. Select the Framework you want
3. Create the project

From then on the new project dialog will default to the framework you selected in step #2.

I know that this is a very old question but I needed the answer to it several times now and I keep searching for it. So, I will share my experience here and hopefully in the future I would not need to search for it too long and those who are looking for the same can find it too. I just tested it with Visual Studio 2015. Open the registry hive HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\NewProjectDialog and look for the value FxVersion (REG_SZ type). For me it used to be 4.6.1 and I changed it to 4.6.2. Now when I create a new projects they target .NET v.4.6.2 by default.