Server operating systems can opt in to get automatic updates for .NET. Learn how to easly opt in so you never miss an update.

.NET Framework 4.5.2, 4.6, and 4.6.1 will reach End of Support on Apr 26, 2022, this blog post is a reminder/refresher for customers that might have missed the post a year ago.

.NET Framework 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1 will reach End of Support on April 26, 2022. You may need to take action to update your .NET Framework runtime to a supported version of .NET Framework.

.NET Core 2.1 will be reaching end of support on August 21, 2021. You need to take action to update your app to a supported version of .NET Core.

12/09/2020: this post was updated to clarify that Client operating systems will get .NET Core updates via Automatic Updates, while Server operating systems will get .NET Core updates via WSUS and MU Catalog. 12/14/2021: this post was updated to reflect Hosting Bundle updates are also available on Microsoft Update now. Starting in December 202...

7/15/2021: this post was revised to update the support period for "Current" releases from 15 months to 18 months, or 6 months after the next release ships.   While we've covered .NET Core releases, cadence and support policies in previous blog posts, the information has been distributed across a couple of individual posts. With the .NET ...

Today, we are releasing the .NET Core November 2019 Update. These updates only contain non-security fixes. See the individual release notes for details on updated packages. NOTE: If you are a Visual Studio user, there are MSBuild version requirements so use only the .NET Core SDK supported for each Visual Studio version. Information needed to make...

Today, we are happy to share an Early Access build for the .NET Framework 4.8. This includes an updated .NET 4.8 runtime as well as the .NET 4.8 Developer Pack (a a single package that bundles the .NET Framework 4.8 runtime, the .NET 4.8 Targeting Pack, and the .NET Framework 4.8 SDK). Please help us ensure this is a high quality and compatible ...

We released .NET Core 2.1.400-SDK. See .NET Core 2.1.400-SDK release notes for complete details on the release. Quality Updates CLI A full list of the changes in this update can be found in the commit list. Getting the Update The .NET Core 2.1.400-SDK August 2018 Update is available from the .NET Core 2.1.400-SDK download page. You can always down...

Last Updated: 9/14/2017 We are happy to announce the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 is now available on Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), and the Microsoft Update (MU) Catalog for the following operating systems: Client platforms: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607) Server platforms: Windows...