You can learn about .NET Framework releases, below. See resources for additional information.
To get up-to-date with the latest versions of .NET Framework and Visual Studio, see Install the .NET Framework and Install Visual Studio. See Targeting .NET Platforms to find additional tools.
You can see what was included in each .NET Framework release. Some releases are now unsupported, as called out.
- .NET Framework 4.8.1
- .NET Framework 4.8
- .NET Framework 4.7.2
- .NET Framework 4.7.1
- .NET Framework 4.7
- .NET Framework 4.6.2
- .NET Framework 4.6.1 (unsupported)
- .NET Framework 4.6 (unsupported)
- .NET Framework 4.5.2 (unsupported)
- .NET Framework 4.5.1 (unsupported)
- .NET Framework 4.5 (unsupported)
- .NET Framework 4.0.3 (unsupported)
- .NET Framework 4.0.2 (unsupported)