However, when the .NET Framework is removed, it also deletes the graphical user interface for Windows Server 2012 users. When that happens, IT pros will just be left with a command prompt to ...

Enhancements to .NET Framework 4.5 finally make working with ZIP files easier. Microsoft lists "ZIP compression improvements to reduce the size of a compressed file" as one of the .NET Framework 4.5 ...

Visual Studio 2012 and the .NET Framework 4.5 are build complete and will be available to Microsoft-focused developers starting Aug. 15. Jason Zander, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President for Visual ...

Last month, Microsoft released the .NET Framework January 2022 Cumulative Update Preview, part of the company's promise to support .NET Framework. The update targets .NET Framework versions 3.5 and 4.

Microsoft explains that fixes for .NET Framework will be delivered through a Cumulative Update Channel and this concept will be applied on Windows 10 October 2018 Update and Windows Server 2019.

Microsoft has reminded customers that multiple .NET Framework versions signed using the insecure Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA-1) will reach their end of life this month.

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