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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...

Announcing .NET Framework 4.8 Early Access build 3646

September 17, 2018 Sep 17, 2018 09/17/18
Jamshed Damkewala
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 Framework July 2018 Update

July 30, 2018 Jul 30, 2018 07/30/18
Tara Overfield
Today, we released the July 2018 Update that fixes an issue in .NET Framework 2.0, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2. We recommend that you apply this update if you are experiencing the issue described in the known issues Knowledge Base article 4345913 and the Blog Advisory. Quality and Reliability This release contains ...

Introducing ML.NET: Cross-platform, Proven and Open Source Machine Learning Framework

May 7, 2018 May 7, 2018 05/7/18
Cesar De la Torre
Today at //Build 2018, we are excited to announce the preview of ML.NET, a cross-platform, open source machine learning framework. ML.NET will allow .NET developers to develop their own models and infuse custom ML into their applications without prior expertise in developing or tuning machine learning models. ML.NET was originally ...

Calling All Desktop Developers: How do you interact with data?

February 27, 2018 Feb 27, 2018 02/27/18
Aditi Dugar [MSFT]
Connecting to databases and services is an important part of desktop application development for many of our customers. Visual Studio provides a variety of tools and technologies that can help you connect to and interact with your different data sources. We’d love your help in shaping our future offerings in this space! Please fill out ...

.NET Framework 4.7.1 Accessibility and WPF Improvements

September 21, 2017 Sep 21, 2017 09/21/17
Preeti Krishna - MSFT
This post describes the new WPF and accessibility features and improvements in .NET Framework 4.7.1. You can try out these features by downloading the Developer Pack, described in the Welcome to the .NET Framework 4.7.1 Early Access blog post. Accessibility improvements .NET Framework 4.7.1 brings in a lot of accessibility improvements ...

.NET Framework July 2017 Quality Update for WPF

July 25, 2017 Jul 25, 2017 07/25/17
Rich Lander [MSFT]
You can now install the July 2017 Quality Update for WPF. It applies to multiple Windows versions. This update resolves known issue 4033488. It is recommended on machines that have installed the July 2017 Preview of Quality Rollup or the May 2017 Preview of Quality Rollup. Quality and Reliability This release contains the following ...

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

June 13, 2017 Jun 13, 2017 06/13/17
Jamshed Damkewala
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: ...

.NET Native Deep Dive: Help! I Didn’t Hit a MissingMetadataException!

May 22, 2014 May 22, 2014 05/22/14
.NET Team
This post was authored by Morgan Brown, a Software Development Engineer on the .NET Native team. It is the third post in a series of five about Runtime Directives. Please see the two posts in this series, Dynamic Features in Static Code and Help! I Hit a MissingMetadataException!, before reading this post. Sometimes the only thing worse than ...

.NET Native Deep Dive: Help! I Hit a MissingMetadataException!

May 21, 2014 May 21, 2014 05/21/14
.NET Team
This post was authored by Morgan Brown, a Software Development Engineer on the .NET Native team. It is the second post in a series of five about Runtime Directives. Please see the first post in this series, Dynamic Features in Static Code, before reading this post. So you've started out with .NET Native and you're seeing great performance ...