If I install windows 8 what version(s) of the .NET framework will be installed before any auto-updating? Show
 slhck 217k66 gold badges589 silver badges575 bronze badges asked Oct 22, 2012 at 9:33
George DuckettGeorge Duckett 5,3906 gold badges26 silver badges44 bronze badges By default Windows 8 has .NET 4.5 installed. .NET 4.5 is an in-place upgrade for .NET 4. This means that you can run applications targeting .NET 4 and 4.5 by default on Windows 8. Also .NET 3.5 SP1 is available as a Windows feature in Windows 8. That means that all you have to do is go to Add and Remove Features and just select the .NET 3.5 SP1 feature and you will have .NET 2, .NET 3.0 and .NET 3.5 on your machine. So in short, without downloading any installers, you have following .NET versions on a Windows 8 machine:
(Not sure if you can install .NET 1.1 on Windows 8. It was supported on Windows 7) Edit: As per Graham Wager, we can install and use .NET 1.1 on Windows 8.
answered Oct 22, 2012 at 9:56
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Journeyman Geek♦Journeyman Geek 125k51 gold badges251 silver badges417 bronze badges Seems like .NET Framework version 4.5 is already installed as listed here. Also on this page, under the "Instructions", there is a Note specified which says:
Typically, it includes these:
No official information has yet been provided by Microsoft.
Indrek 23.8k14 gold badges89 silver badges93 bronze badges answered Oct 22, 2012 at 9:57
Akshat MittalAkshat Mittal 2,2453 gold badges23 silver badges44 bronze badges Be advised....enabling .Net 3.5 from the control panel on a tablet machine such as the Micrsoft Surface pro will not work. To date Microsoft has not addressed this issue. answered Jul 18, 2014 at 11:32
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Applies to: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 Security improvements There are no new security improvements in this release. Quality and reliability improvements DS1 - Addresses an issue where after customers install the January 11th Security update and/or the January 18th update, applications that leverage .NET Framework System.DirectoryServices APIs specific to acquiring or setting Forest Trust Information may fail or crash with various errors, including an access violation (0xc0000005) 1 Directory Services (DS) Important All updates for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 require that update KB 2919355 is installed. We recommend that you install update KB 2919355 on your Windows 8.1-based, Windows RT 8.1-based, or Windows Server 2012 R2-based computer so that you receive updates in the future. If you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows. Symptom Installing the latest .NET Framework February 2022 cumulative update will uninstall this update. Workaround Reinstall this update after installing the latest .NET Framework cumulative update. Before installing this update Prerequisite: To apply this update, you must have .NET Framework 4.8 installed. Install this update
Update removal informationNote We do not recommend that you remove any security update. To remove this update, use the Programs and Features item in Control Panel. Update restart informationThis update does not replace any previously released updates. File information Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 file information Note: The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and MUM files (.mum) that are installed are not listed. File Information
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Need more help?Can .NET 4.8 be installed on Windows 8?NET Framework 4.8 is the latest version. It is supported on Windows Server 2012 but is not supported on Windows 8. It's included with Windows 11 and in Windows 10 starting with the May 2019 Update.
Which .NET Framework is compatible with Windows 8?NET Framework 4.5. 2 for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 is available on Windows Update and on Windows Server Update Service (WSUS).
Is .NET 4.8 still supported?NET Framework 4.8 is the latest version of . NET Framework and will continue to be distributed with future releases of Windows. As long as it is installed on a supported version of Windows, . NET Framework 4.8 will continue to also be supported.
Why the .NET Framework 4.8 is not supported on this operating system?Net Framework 4.8, finally, I found the solution and decided to share it with you guys. When they say "The . NET Framework 4.8 is not supported on this operating system." That means the 4.8 version is not supported by your current operating windows, actually, you need to upgrade your windows.
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