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Information regarding OS requirements for installing .NET 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6 and 4.6.1

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This article will provide information regarding which Windows Operating System supports the installation of the .NET Framework from version 4.5 up to 4.6.1.

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Supported Client Operating Systems:

Operating system	Supported editions	Preinstalled with the OS	Installable separately
Windows 10 November Update	32-bit and 64-bit	.NET Framework 4.6.1
Windows 10	32-bit and 64-bit	.NET Framework 4.6	.NET Framework 4.6.1
Windows 8.1	32-bit, 64-bit, and ARM	.NET Framework 4.5.1	.NET Framework 4.5.2 .NET Framework 4.6 .NET Framework 4.6.1
Windows 8	32-bit, 64-bit, and ARM	.NET Framework 4.5	.NET Framework 4.5.1 .NET Framework 4.5.2.NET Framework 4.6 .NET Framework 4.6.1
Windows 7 SP1	32-bit and 64-bit	--	.NET Framework 4 .NET Framework 4.5 .NET Framework 4.5.1 .NET Framework 4.5.2 .NET Framework 4.6 .NET Framework 4.6.1
Windows Vista SP2	32-bit and 64-bit	--	.NET Framework 4 .NET Framework 4.5 .NET Framework 4.5.1 .NET Framework 4.5.2 .NET Framework 4.6
Windows XP	32-bit and 64-bit	--	.NET Framework 4

Supported Server Operating Systems:

Operating system	Supported editions	Preinstalled with the OS	Installable separately
Windows Server 2012 R2	64-bit	.NET Framework 4.5.1	.NET Framework 4.5.2 .NET Framework 4.6 .NET Framework 4.6.1
Windows Server 2012 (64-bit edition)	64-bit	.NET Framework 4.5	.NET Framework 4.5.1 .NET Framework 4.5.2 .NET Framework 4.6 .NET Framework 4.6.1
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1	64-bit	--	.NET Framework 4 .NET Framework 4.5 .NET Framework 4.5.1 .NET Framework 4.5.2 .NET Framework 4.6 .NET Framework 4.6.1
Windows Server 2008 SP2	32-bit and 64-bit	--	.NET Framework 4 .NET Framework 4.5 .NET Framework 4.5.1 .NET Framework 4.5.2 .NET Framework 4.6

Additional Information

The .NET Framework requires administrator privileges in order to install.

On Windows 7 systems, the .NET Framework requires Windows 7 SP1. If you are on Windows 7 and have not yet installed Service Pack 1, you will need to do so before installing the .NET Framework.

For more information see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8z6watww(v=vs.110).asp

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