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These are the modern, open-source versions of .NET. They are not supported on Windows 7. While they might run with workarounds, Microsoft officially only supports them on Windows 10/11.
This often happens if the computer is not connected to the internet or if the Windows Update service is disabled.
It is a "Windows Component." You don’t usually download it; you enable or disable it via the "Turn Windows features on or off" menu in the Control Panel. 2. .NET Framework 4.0 through 4.6.2 As software evolved, developers moved to the 4.x "branch."
.NET 4.0 was the last version to support the "Client Profile," a slimmed-down version of the framework. 3. .NET Framework 4.8 (The Final Frontier)
For the broadest compatibility with newer apps: