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

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

The .NET Framework comprises numerous pieces of shared code, which developers use for their applications. Developers use applications for common tasks, but often, they have to start afresh if they do ...

I just reinstalled a Windows XP (SP3), and I noticed that installing .NET 4 is not enough for some programs, they are still asking for DOT NET 2.0 As far as I know, not many programs that I use need ...

For years now, Microsoft has been updating its old, Windows-only, proprietary .NET Framework even as it has advanced the new open source, cross-platform .NET Core order of frameworks, which have ...

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 ...

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, ...

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While installing .NET Framework 3.5 on the system, many users have reported coming across Error code 0x800F0954. The error message also occurs upon installing ...

While installing a program in Windows 11/10, if you encounter a .NET Framework error called 0x800713ec, here is how you can get rid of this problem. Although it ...

TL;DR I can't uncheck NET Framework 4.8 from Server 2022: I'm troubleshooting a problem with an ERP system that we're trying to deploy. The server software runs atop SQL Server and uses AD, so I've ...