GacUtil + .net framework 4.0

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I added an assembly to the GAC using the Visual Studio 2010 command prompt.

gacutil /i xxx

It shows a message:

Assembly successfully added to the cache.

But it's not visible in C:\WINDOWS\assembly and I read that the .NET Framework GAC has been moved to C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\assembly for v4.0 assemblies. I searched for my assembly there as well but I cannot find it. So where do I find the installed assembly for the .NET Framework v4.0?

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.net.net-4.0gacutil
I searched is too vague. Another change is the shell extension handler that makes the GAC look like a single directory. It is not there anymore. - Hans Passant
But it's not coming in Add Reference on VisualStudio - Anand
That's normal, that dialog never shows assemblies in the GAC. It only shows reference assemblies. Use the Browse tab instead. Never put your assemblies in the GAC on your dev machine. - Hans Passant

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Yes for .Net Framework 4 GAC is in this location %windir%\Microsoft.NET\assembly

See here Where is the .NET Framework Global Assembly Cache?