Installing .Net Framework 3.5 on Windows 8 - Error 0x800F081F

When you try to install .Net Framework 3.5 on Windows 8 you will receive the error 0x800F081F, the origin of the problem is that the sources files needed for this feature are not present on the C:\Windows\WinSxS folder of your operating system.
As you can see on the following picture only the source files for .NET 4.5 are present :

 
To resolve this issue you have to use the Windows 8 installation media and form the command line run the following command to install the .Net Framework 3.5 feature :

dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3 /All /Source:<Path> /LimitAccess

Where <Path> is <Drive Letter>:\Sources\SXS and <Drive Letter> is the driver letter associated to your Windows Installation media.