Unlike the standard .NET Framework, which uses Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation at runtime, .NET Native performs compilation.

Using the .NET Native 1.7 toolchain provides several advantages for developers and end-users:

Enter microsoft.net.native.framework.1.7 .

With Microsoft’s shift to and WinUI 3 , .NET Native is deprecated. No new UWP apps should be built with it. The final .NET Native version was 2.x (aligned with .NET Core 3.x), but microsoft.net.native.framework.1.7 represents a peak adoption era (2017–2019).