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.NET Framework 4.5

Posted on August 16, 2012 by   8 Comments

Microsoft has officially announced the release of .NET Framework 4.5 today.

If you are programming in C#, VB.NET or any other language that uses .NET and want to take advantage of the newest features as well as having the ability to create Windows Metro style applications then feel to click the links at the bottom to download the newest version.

It’s also worth to mention that .NET Framework 4.5 is backward-compatible with applications that were built with the .NET Framework versions 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0. That means you are not required to install all the older versions in order to run application that were created using an earlier .NET Framework version.

Supported Operating Systems

  • Windows Vista SP2 (x86 and x64)
  • Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64)
  • Windows 8 (x86 and x64)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x64)
  • Windows Server 2008 SP2 (x64)
  • Windows Server 2012 (x86 and x64)

Download .NET Framework 4.5

.NET Framework 4.5 Online Installer (Multi-Language)
.NET Framework 4.5 Offline Installer (Multi-Language)
.NET Framework 4.5 Language Pack

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Windows 8 Release Date Announced

Posted on July 19, 2012 by   No comments

Microsoft has announced that the retail version of Windows 8 will be available to the public on 26 October 2012.

If you want to try Windows 8 before buying it you can always install the release preview which can be found here for free.

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