April 2018 | .NET Blog

Announcing the .NET Framework 4.7.2

Preeti Krishna - MSFTApril 30, 2018Apr 30, 201804/30/18

Today, we are happy to announce the release of the .NET Framework 4.7.2. It’s included in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update. .NET Framework 4.7.2 is also available on Windows 7+ and Windows Server 2008 R2+.
You can download the .NET Framework 4.7.2

Web Installer
Offline Installer

The .NET Framework 4.7.2 includes improvements in several areas:

[ASP.NET] Support for SameSite cookie in ASP.NET
[ASP.NET] Support for ASP.NET Dependency Injection
[ClickOnce] Per-monitor support for WPF and HDPI-aware VSTO apps deployed via ClickOnce
[SQL] Always Encrypted enhancements in SQL Connectivity
[Networking &

Help us plan the future of .NET!

Aditi Dugar [MSFT]April 20, 2018Apr 20, 201804/20/18

We’re currently planning our next major .NET releases and would love to hear your feedback on how you interact with .NET Framework and .NET Core today. Please fill out the survey below and help shape our next release by telling us about your biggest challenges and needs.

Performance Improvements in .NET Core 2.1

Stephen Toub - MSFTApril 18, 2018Apr 18, 201804/18/18

Back before .NET Core 2.0 shipped, I wrote a post highlighting various performance improvements in .NET Core 2.0 when compared with .NET Core 1.1 and the .NET Framework. As .NET Core 2.1 is in its final stages of being released, I thought it would be a good time to have some fun and take a tour through some of the myriad of performance improvements that have found their way into this release.

.NET Highlights in Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7 Preview 4

The .NET TeamApril 18, 2018Apr 18, 201804/18/18

As you know we continue to incrementally improve Visual Studio 2017 (version 15), and our 7th significant update is currently well under way with the 4th preview shipping today. As we’re winding down the preview, we’d like to stop and take the time to tell you about all of the great updates that are coming in Visual Studio version 15.7 for .NET projects and ask you to try it and give us any feedback you might have while we still have time to correct things before we ship the final version.

.NET Core April 2018 Update

Rich Lander [MSFT]April 17, 2018Apr 17, 201804/17/18

Today, we are releasing the .NET Core April 2018 Update. This update includes .NET Core 1.0.11, 1.1.8 and 2.0.7. There are no new security fixes in this update.
See April 2018 .NET Updates for other updates.
Fixes and Commits
CoreFX

[522373a] : Adding support for ncurses 6.1 TERM format on System.Console.

Announcing Entity Framework Core 2.1 Preview 2

Diego VegaApril 11, 2018Apr 11, 201804/11/18

Today we’re releasing the second preview of EF Core 2.1, alongside .NET Core 2.1 Preview 2 and ASP.NET Core 2.1 Preview 2.
Thank you so much to everyone who has tried our early builds and has helped shape this release with their feedback and code contributions!

Announcing .NET Core 2.1 Preview 2

Rich Lander [MSFT]April 11, 2018Apr 11, 201804/11/18

Today, we are announcing .NET Core 2.1 Preview 2. The release is now ready for broad testing, as we get closer to a final build within the next two to three months. We’d appreciate any feedback that you have.
ASP.NET Core 2.1 Preview 2 and Entity Framework 2.1 Preview 2 are also releasing today.

Explore Azure Cosmos DB with .NET Core and MongoDB

Jeremy LiknessApril 9, 2018Apr 9, 201804/9/18

Have you had to design general purpose “metadata” tables in your SQL database that basically store column names and values? Do you often serialize/de-serialize XML or JSON from your SQL tables to handle volatile schemas and data? .NET developers have traditionally worked with relational database management systems (RDMS) like SQL Server.

.NET Framework December 5, 2018 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019

Tara OverfieldApril 5, 2018Apr 5, 201804/5/18

Today, we are releasing the December 5, 2018 .NET Framework Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019.
For more information about the new Cumulative Updates for .NET Framework for Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 please refer to this recent announcement.

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