Microsoft .NET platform runtime which includes components and libraries required to run and develop different applications in Windows including Windows 11, Windows 10 and older iterations of the operating system.
Microsoft .NET Framework 8.0 is a freeware Windows presentation foundation app and additional component developed by Microsoft for Windows, it's easy-to-use and reliable.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below.
Cross-platform and open-source platform for making apps
The .NET Framework 6 is the latest iteration of the components needed to run certain applications on Windows and acts as a prerequisite in many occasions
Microsoft .NET Runtime Windows Desktop Runtime installs the .NET Framework runtime and associated files required to run many applications that use this programming language.
Microsoft .NET Runtime works side by side with older Framework versions. Applications based on earlier versions of the Framework will continue to run on the version targeted by default.
The .NET Desktop Runtime also includes the .NET Runtime.
Features of Microsoft .NET Framework
- A unified and extended .NET platform.
- Cloud diagnostics have been enhanced.
- Improvements in JSON APIs
- Just in Time (JIT) compiler has been updated.
- New APIs have been added for HTTP/3, JSON, mathematics and more.
- Performance is considerably improved, particularly for file I/O.
- Profile-guided optimizing (PGO) is a compiler optimization technique.
- Support for async streaming.
- Web Forms can be replaced by ASP.NET Core Blazor or Razor Pages.
- Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) can be replaced by gRPC.
- Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) can be replaced by open source CoreWF.
- You can also specify a flavor of .NET 6 if you’re targeting a specific operating system: net6.0-android, net6.0-ios, net6.0-maccatalyst, net6.0-tvos, net6.0-windows.
Compatibility and License
Microsoft .NET Framework is provided under a freeware license on Windows from components with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 8.0.1 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can Microsoft .NET Framework run on?
Microsoft .NET Framework can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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