Software Update: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7

Microsoft released a new version of its .NET Framework earlier this month with 4.7 as the version number. There is currently no stand-alone version available, and this version is only available via the Windows 10 Creators Update installed become. Microsoft will later release stand-alone versions of .NET Framework 4.7 offer for Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, 10 RS1 and 10 RS2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 and 2016. The quick announcement looks like this:

Announcing the .NET Framework 4.7

Today, we are announcing the release of the .NET Framework 4.7. It’s included in the Windows 10 Creators Update. We’ve added support for targeting the .NET Framework 4.7 in Visual Studio 2017, also updated today. The .NET Framework 4.7 will be released for additional Windows versions soon. We’ll make an announcement when we have the final date.

The .NET Framework 4.7 includes improvements in several areas:

• High DPI support for Windows Forms applications on Windows 10
• Touch support for WPF applications on Windows 10
• Enhanced cryptography support
• Performance and reliability improvements

You can see the complete list of improvements and the API diff in the .NET Framework 4.7 release notes.

To get started, upgrade to Windows 10 Creators Update and then install the update to Visual Studio 2017.