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

December 5, 2018 Dec 5, 2018 12/5/18
Tara Overfield
Today, we are releasing the December 5, 2018 Preview of .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. Quality and Reliability This ...

Announcing .NET Framework 4.8 Early Access build 3694

November 28, 2018 Nov 28, 2018 11/28/18
namrata karnam
We are happy to let you know that .NET Framework 4.8 is now feature complete and we have an early access build to share with you all! We will continue to stabilize this release and take more fixes over the coming months, and we would greatly appreciate it if you could help us ensure this is a high-quality release by trying it out and providing...

.NET Framework November 2018 Preview of Quality Rollup

November 27, 2018 Nov 27, 2018 11/27/18
Tara Overfield
Today, we are releasing the November 2018 Preview of Quality Rollup. Quality and Reliability This release contains the following quality and reliability improvements. CLR Addressed an issue with KB4096417 where we switched to CLR-implemented write-watch for pages. The GC will no longer call VirtualAlloc when running under ...

.NET Framework November 2018 Security and Quality Rollup

November 13, 2018 Nov 13, 2018 11/13/18
Tara Overfield
Today, we are releasing the November 2018 Security and Quality Rollup.SecurityNo new security fixes. See .NET Framework September 2018 Security and Quality Rollup for the latest security updates.Quality and ReliabilityThis release contains the following quality and reliability improvements.CLRUpdates Japanese dates that are formatted for the ...

Announcing .NET Framework 4.8 Early Access build 3673

October 30, 2018 Oct 30, 2018 10/30/18
namrata karnam
We are happy to share the next 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 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...

.NET Framework October 2018 Security and Quality Rollup

October 9, 2018 Oct 9, 2018 10/9/18
Tara Overfield
Today, we released the October 2018 Security and Quality Rollup. Security No new security fixes.  See .NET Framework September 2018 Security and Quality Rollup for the latest security update. Quality and Reliability This release contains the following quality and reliability improvements. CLR Updated code to prevent errors ...

Update on .NET Core 3.0 and .NET Framework 4.8

October 4, 2018 Oct 4, 2018 10/4/18
Scott Hunter [MSFT]
In May, we announced .NET Core 3.0, the next major version of .NET Core that adds support for building desktop applications using WinForms, WPF, and Entity Framework 6. We also announced some exciting updates to .NET Framework which enable you to use the new modern controls from UWP in existing WinForms and WPF applications. Today, ...

.NET Framework September 2018 Preview of Quality Rollup

September 25, 2018 Sep 25, 2018 09/25/18
Tara Overfield
Late last week we released the September 2018 Preview of Quality Rollup. Quality and Reliability This release contains the following quality and reliability improvements. CLR Updated code to prevent errors regarding invalid date format when Japanese Era 4 is used with a future date [568291] Parsing Japanese dates having a year ...

Announcing Cumulative Updates for .NET Framework for Windows 10 October 2018 Update

September 19, 2018 Sep 19, 2018 09/19/18
Brett Lopez [MSFT]
We deliver .NET Framework updates nearly every month, through Windows Update and other distribution channels. We are making changes to the way that we deliver those updates. We’ll soon start delivering a Cumulative Update for .NET Framework alongside the Windows 10 Cumulative Update, starting with the Windows 10 October 2018 Update. This new...