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Support Ending for the .NET Framework 4, 4.5 and 4.5.1

December 9, 2015 Dec 9, 2015 12/9/15
Stacey Haffner [MSFT]
Updated (2017): See .NET Framework Releases to learn about newer releases. As previously announced, starting January 12, 2016 Microsoft will no longer provide security updates, technical support or hotfixes for .NET 4, 4.5, and 4.5.1 frameworks. All other framework versions, including 3.5, 4.5.2, 4.6 and 4.6.1, will be supported for the ...

The Roadmap for WPF

November 12, 2014 Nov 12, 2014 11/12/14
The WPF Team
When we introduced WPF back in 2006 (.NET 3.0), the response was absolutely phenomenal. Enterprises, ISV’s, and Microsoft Partners have made the technology central to their business, building amazing vertical solutions and mission critical applications for their customers. This momentum carries forward to today – 10% of all newly created ...

Moving to the .NET Framework 4.5.2

August 7, 2014 Aug 7, 2014 08/7/14
The .NET Fundamentals Team
Updated (2017): See .NET Framework Releases to learn about newer releases. A few months ago we announced the availability of the .NET Framework 4.5.2, a highly compatible, in-place update to the .NET 4.x family (.NET 4, 4.5, and 4.5.1). The .NET Framework 4.5.2 was released only a few short months after the release of .NET 4.5.1 and gives you ...