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.NET Framework Early Access

This repository is the home for .NET Framework Early Access Program. It provides you with all the information you need to participate in .NET Framework Early Access Program. In this program we will share early builds of the next release of the .NET Framework on a regular basis for your feedback. As a member of the .NET Framework Early Access community you will have an active role in helping us build new .NET Framework products. We are asking for individuals and companies to help validate the quality and compatibility of .NET Framework releases. The builds shared via this program are not ready for production and are not supported.

Participation Information

Reporting Issues

More Information on the Program

.NET Framework Early Access builds are primarily intended for developers and operations folks who want to validate that their apps are compatible with new .NET Framework versions. These builds can also be used to try out new features.

The .NET Framework early access builds will replace any existing .NET Framework 4.x installation on your machine. This means all .NET Framework 4.x applications on your machine will run on the .NET Framework early access builds upon installation. That's great for testing, but a potential problem for production workloads (at this stage in the release).

These builds are not yet stabilized, so are not supported and not recommended for production deployment. They are intended only for use in testing environments. You can uninstall early access builds, however, you should only install these builds in disposable environments like virtual machines.

We typically ship pre-release builds for .NET Framework releases to get early feedback. You can see pre-release builds for the past few releases: 4.6.2, 4.6.1, 4.6. There was no pre-release build for the .NET Framework 4.7. We intend to move to a model where we ship pre-release builds more often to get feedback earlier.

Windows Versions

The .NET Framework Build 3051 can be installed on the following Windows versions.

Client

  • Windows 7 SP1
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 10 Anniversary Update
  • Windows 10 Creators Update
  • Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Server

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2016

Windows 10 Insider Builds

The .NET Framework Early Access Builds are also included in the next version of Windows 10. The next version of Windows 10 is available to Windows Insiders. If you are not an insider, you can join the Windows Insiders program.

More Information on the .NET Framework

The .NET Framework 4.7.1 is the latest version of the .NET Framework. It can be used for production deployments on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, and later versions of both the client and server Windows families.

Please continue to file .NET Framework released product issues at microsoft/dotnet, .NET Core product issues at dotnet/core, and ASP.NET Core product issues at aspnet/home.

License

The license of this repository is the MIT LICENSE.

The license of .NET Framework Early Access Builds is the MICROSOFT .NET FRAMEWORK PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE LICENSE.