The classic .NET Framework 3.5 will no longer be an optional Windows component in the future, but a standalone setup.

Microsoft is removing .NET Framework 3.5 from Windows 11 Optional Features, starting with Canary builds, shifting it to a standalone install.

In context: The .NET Framework technology has been part of the Windows platform since the NT 4.0/XP era, providing developers with an integrated environment (class library, language interoperability, ...

Developers commenting on a Microsoft post about performance improvements in the upcoming .NET 8 demanded the company end Visual Studio 2022's dependency on the old .NET Framework. The comments came in ...

Microsoft had stated that that 4.8.1 would be available by default on Windows 11 22H2. The tech giant delivered the most updated version of .NET Framework 4.8.1 on ...

The shift to building on what was originally called .NET Core has brought big changes to .NET. Not only is it now open source and cross-platform, it’s also no longer tied to Windows’ release cycles.

First, it was problems with moving from the proprietary .NET Framework to the open source, cross-platform .NET Core (now just .NET). Then, it was problems with Visual Studio 2022 moving to the 64-bit ...

This unhandled exception occurs primarily because the .NET Framework application cannot write essential data to the disk. You are most likely to encounter this error ...

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