Template:.NET Framework version
| Version | CLR | Release date |
Shipped With Visual Studio |
Comprising Components of Windows | Embraces | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Client | Server | |||||
| 1.0[0] | 1.0 | February 13, 2002 | .NET 2002 | — | — | — |
| 1.1 | 1.1 | April 24, 2003 | .NET 2003 | — | 2003 | — |
| 2.0 | 2.0 | November 7, 2005 | 2005 | — | 2003 R2 | — |
| 3.0 | 2.0 | November 6, 2006 | — | Vista | 2008 | 2.0 |
| 3.5 | 2.0 | November 19, 2007 | 2008 | 7 | 2008 R2 | 3.0 |
| 4.0 | 4 | April 12, 2010 | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4 | August 15, 2012 | 2012 | 8 | 2012 | 4.0 |
| 4.5.1 | 4 | October 17, 2013 | 2013 | 8.1 | 2012 R2 | 4.5 |
| 4.5.2 | 4 | May 5, 2014 | — | — | — | 4.5.1 |
| 4.6 | 4 | July 20, 2015 | 2015 | 10 | — | 4.5.2 |
| 4.6.1 | 4 | November 17, 2015 | 2015 Update 1 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Version | Instruction Set Architecture | Installable on Windows | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Client | Server | ||
| 1.0 | IA-32[1] | 98, Me, NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000, XP | NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000 |
| 1.1 | NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000, XP,Vista | NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000, 2003, 2008 | |
| 2.0 ~ 3.5 | IA-32, x86-64, Itanium[2] | XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 | 2003, 2003 R2, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2 |
| 4.0 | XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 | 2003 SP2, 2003 R2 SP2, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2 | |
| 4.5 ~ 4.6 | IA-32, x86-64, ARM[3] | Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10 | 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 |
| 4.6.1 | 7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 | |
- 0.^ Since service pack 1, .NET Framework 1.0 has been shipped with all Windows XP installation media, CD or ISO files. It is also the integral part of Windows XP Tablet PC and Media Center Edition.
- 1.^ .NET Framework 1.1 could also be installed on Itanium and x86-64 platforms.
- 2.^ .NET Framework 4.0 lacks support of some features on Itanium platform, such as WPF.
- 3.^ Since version 4.5, .NET Framework is also preinstalled on Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1, formed as stripped down version.