The tables in this article provide the hardware, operating system, and software requirements for the following .NET Framework versions:
For information on earlier .NET Framework versions, see .NET Framework versions and dependencies.
Development environments that enable you to develop apps for .NET Framework have a separate set of requirements.
Important
All .NET Framework versions since .NET Framework 4 are in-place updates, so only a single 4.x version can be present on a system. In addition, particular versions of .NET Framework are preinstalled on some versions of the Windows operating system. This means that:
For download information and links, see Install .NET Framework for developers.
For information on the support lifecycle of .NET Framework versions, see Microsoft support lifecycle.
Hardware requirements Requirement Processor 1 GHz RAM 512 MB Minimum disk space (32-bit) 4.5 GB Minimum disk space (64-bit) 4.5 GB Installation requirements.NET Framework requires administrator privileges for installation. If you don't have administrator rights to the computer where you'd like to install .NET Framework, contact your network administrator.
Compatible operating systemsFor all platforms, to ensure the best compatibility and security, we recommend that you install critical updates available from Windows Update.
On 64-bit operating systems, .NET Framework supports both WOW64 (32-bit processing on a 64-bit machine) and native 64-bit processing.
Client operating systems Operating system Compatible editions Preinstalled with the OS Installable separately Windows 11, Update.NET Framework 4.8
Windows 10 Creators Update.NET Framework 4.7.2
.NET Framework 4.8
Windows 10 Anniversary Update.NET Framework 4.7.1
.NET Framework 4.7.2
.NET Framework 4.8
Windows 10 November Update.NET Framework 4.7
.NET Framework 4.7.1
.NET Framework 4.7.2
.NET Framework 4.8
Windows 7 SP1â 32-bit and 64-bit -- .NET Framework 4.6.2.NET Framework 4.7
.NET Framework 4.7.1
.NET Framework 4.7.2
.NET Framework 4.8
â The following operating systems, while listed in the table, are out-of-support: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (all versions except 21H2 and 22H2).
Server operating systems Operating system Compatible editions Preinstalled with the OS Installable separately Windows Server 2025 and newer 64-bit .NET Framework 4.8.1 -- Windows Server 2022 64-bit .NET Framework 4.8 .NET Framework 4.8.1 Windows Server 2019â 64-bit .NET Framework 4.7.2 .NET Framework 4.8 Windows Server, version 1809â 64-bit .NET Framework 4.7.2 .NET Framework 4.8 Windows Server, version 1803â 64-bit .NET Framework 4.7.2 .NET Framework 4.8 Windows Server, version 1709â 64-bit .NET Framework 4.7.1 .NET Framework 4.7.2 Windows Server 2016â 64-bit .NET Framework 4.6.2 .NET Framework 4.7.NET Framework 4.7.1
.NET Framework 4.7.2
.NET Framework 4.8
Windows Server 2012 R2â 64-bit .NET Framework 4.5.1 .NET Framework 4.6.2.NET Framework 4.7
.NET Framework 4.7.1
.NET Framework 4.7.2
.NET Framework 4.8
Windows Server 2012 (64-bit edition)â 64-bit .NET Framework 4.5 .NET Framework 4.6.2.NET Framework 4.7
.NET Framework 4.7.1
.NET Framework 4.7.2
.NET Framework 4.8
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1â â¡ 64-bit -- .NET Framework 4.6.2.NET Framework 4.7
.NET Framework 4.7.1
.NET Framework 4.7.2
.NET Framework 4.8
Windows Server 2008 SP2â § 32-bit and 64-bit -- .NET Framework 4.6.2â This operating system is out-of-support. â¡On Windows Server 2008 R2, .NET Framework isn't supported for Itanium-based systems. §On Windows Server 2008 SP2, .NET Framework isn't supported in the Server Core role.
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