Version | CLR | Release date | Support ended | Development tools | Included in | Can be installed on | Replaces | ||
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Windows | Windows Server | Windows | Windows Server | ||||||
1.0 | 1.0 | 2002-02-13 | 2009-07-14[6] | Visual Studio .NET (2002)[7] | N/A | N/A | NT 4.0 SP6a, 98, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP | NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000, 2003 | N/A |
1.0 SP1 | ↑ | 2002-03-19 | ↑ | N/A | N/A | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |
1.0 SP2 | ↑ | 2002-08-07 | ↑ | XP SP1[a] | N/A | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |
1.0 SP3 | ↑ | 2004-08-30 | ↑ | N/A | N/A | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |
1.1 | 1.1 | 2003-04-03 | 2013-10-08[6] | Visual Studio .NET 2003[7] | N/A | 2003 (x86) | NT 4.0 SP6a, 98, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, Vista | NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000, 2003 (x64), 2008 | 1.0[8] |
1.1 SP1 | ↑ | 2004-08-30 | ↑ | XP SP2, SP3[b] | 2003 SP1, SP2 (x86) | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |
2.0 | 2.0 | 2005-11-07 | 2011-07-12[6] | Visual Studio 2005[9] | N/A | 2003 R2 | 98, 98SE, Me, 2000 SP3, XP SP2 | 2000 SP3, 2003 | N/A |
2.0 SP1 | ↑ | 2007-11-19 | ↑ | N/A | 2008 | 2000 SP4, XP SP2 | 2000 SP4, 2003 SP1 | ↑ | |
2.0 SP2 | ↑ | 2008-08-11 | ↑ | N/A | 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |
3.0 | 2.0 | 2006-11-06 | 2011-07-12[6] | Expression Blend[10] | Vista | N/A | XP SP2 | 2003 SP1 | 2.0 |
3.0 SP1 | ↑ | 2007-11-19 | ↑ | Vista SP1 | 2008[d] | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |
3.0 SP2 | ↑ | 2008-08-11 | ↑ | Vista SP2 | 2008 SP2[d], 2008 R2[d] | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |
3.5 | 2.0 | 2007-11-19 | 2028-10-10[6] | Visual Studio 2008[11] | N/A | N/A | XP SP2, Vista | 2003 SP1, 2008 | 2.0, 3.0 |
3.5 SP1 | ↑ | 2008-08-11 | ↑ | 7, 8[d], 8.1[d], 10[d] | 2008 R2[d], 2012[d], 2012 R2[d], 2016[d] or later | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |
4.0 | 4 | 2010-04-12[12] | 2016-01-12[6] | Visual Studio 2010[13] | N/A | N/A | XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7 | 2003 SP2, 2008, 2008 R2 | N/A |
4.5 | 4 | 2012-08-15[14] | 2016-01-12[6] | Visual Studio 2012[15] | 8 | 2012 | Vista SP2, 7 SP1 | 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 SP1 | 4.0 |
4.5.1 | 4 | 2013-10-17[16] | 2016-01-12[6] | Visual Studio 2013[17] | 8.1 | 2012 R2 | Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8 | 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 SP1, 2012 | 4.0, 4.5 |
4.5.2 | 4 | 2014-05-05[18] | Same as parent OS[6] | Visual Studio 2015 | N/A | N/A | Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8, 8.1 | 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 | 4.0-4.5.1 |
4.6 | 4 | 2015-07-20[19] | Visual Studio 2015[20] | 10 v1507 | N/A | Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8, 8.1 | 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 | 4.0-4.5.2 | |
4.6.1 | 4 | 2015-11-30[21] | Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 | 10 v1511 | N/A | 7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10 v1507 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 | 4.0-4.6 | |
4.6.2 | 4 | 2016-08-02[22] | Visual Studio 2017 15.0 | 10 v1607 | 2016 | 7 SP1, 8.1, 10 v1507-v1511 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 | 4.0-4.6.1 | |
4.7 | 4 | 2017-04-05[23] | Visual Studio 2017 15.1 | 10 v1703 | N/A | 7 SP1, 8.1, 10 v1607 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 | 4.0-4.6.2 | |
4.7.1 | 4 | 2017-10-17[24] | Visual Studio 2017 15.5 | 10 v1709 | v1709 | 7 SP1, 8.1, 10 v1607-v1703 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 | 4.0-4.7 | |
4.7.2 | 4 | 2018-04-30[25] | Visual Studio 2017 15.8 | 10 v1803-v1809 | v1803-v1809, 2019 | 7 SP1, 8.1, 10 v1607-v1709 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, v1709 | 4.0-4.7.1 | |
4.8 | 4 | 2019-04-18[26] | Visual Studio 2019 16.3 | 10 v1903 | N/A | 7 SP1, 8.1, 10 v1607-v1809 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, v1803-v1809, 2019 | 4.0-4.7.2 |