As previously warned, Microsoft is ending support for .Net Framework 4, 4.5, and 4.5.1 on Jan. 12, 2016 In case you forgot, Microsoft will end product support for some older versions of .Net ...

Microsoft issued a reminder to organizations today that it will be ending product support next month for .NET Framework versions 4, 4.5 and 4.5.1.

The .NET Fundamentals team announced in a blog post last week that support for .NET Framework 4.5.1 and older will be ending in 2016.

Microsoft sent a warning that versions 4, 4.5 and 4.5.1 of .NET Framework will be losing product support in January.

Security risks will be a major concern for companies using some versions of .NET Framework and SQL Server after extended support ends some time this year.

Microsoft has reminded customers that multiple .NET Framework versions signed using the insecure Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA-1) will reach their end of life this month.

Microsoft has detailed how it plans to deliver .NET Framework version 4.8.1 updates via Windows Update channel and Microsoft Update Catalog on older Windows 11 and Windows 10 versions.

If you receive 0x800F080C error when installing or setting up .NET Framework on your Windows 11/10 computer, these solutions may help you fix the error.

Since .NET Framework 3.0 Microsoft's versioning strategy confuses the community. Scott Hanselman explains the how and why of the drift between marketing and reality.

The new framework, called ".NET for Windows Phone 8", is essentially a streamlined version of the .NET Framework 4.5 meant to work specifically with Microsoft's new phone.