Jamshed Damkewala

.NET Core 2.1, 3.1, and .NET 5.0 updates are coming to Microsoft Update

December 3rd, 2020

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.   Starting in December 2020, we will be delivering .NET Core updates on Windows via Microsoft Update. We have received many ...

NET Core Releases and Support

September 23rd, 2020

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 5 release just around the corner, we thought this is a good time to bring all the information together into a single post as a refresher on these topics. As we'...

.NET Core November 2019 Updates – 2.1.14, 2.2.8, and 3.0.1

November 19th, 2019

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...

Announcing .NET Framework 4.8 Early Access build 3646

September 17th, 2018

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 ...

.NET Core SDK 2.1.400 Update

August 15th, 2018

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 ...

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 is available on Windows Update, WSUS, and MU Catalog

June 13th, 2017

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: ...