What are the minimum OS requirements for each of the .Net frameworks? E.g. for which version is it impossible to run each OS on:
- Windows 95
- Windows 98
- Windows 98SE
- Windows ME
- Windows NT 3.x
- Windows NT 4
- Windows 2000
I believe all .Net frameworks are compatible w/ XP, Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 (please correct me on that if wrong).
1.x and 2.0 work all the way back to Win98 but stop before Windows 8 (not verified).
.NET Framework 2.0 Supported Operating Systems according to Microsoft:
- Windows 98
- Windows ME
- Windows 2000
- Windows XP
- Windows Vista (included with OS)
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2008 (included with OS)
.NET Framework 3.0 Supported OSs:
- Windows XP SP2
- Windows Vista (included with OS)
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 2003 Server Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Note: Windows Vista comes with .NET Framework 3.0. Standalone .NET Framework 3.0 packages are not required and not supported on Vista.
.NET Framework 3.5 Supported OSs according to Microsoft:
- Windows XP
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7 (included with OS)
- Windows 8 & 8.1 see
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2012 & 2012 R2 see
.NET Framework 4.0 Supported OSs according to Microsoft:
- Windows XP (but not Starter, Media Center or Tablet editions)
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2008
.NET Framework 4.5 Supported OSs according to Microsoft:
- Windows Vista SP2
- Windows 7
- Windows 8 (included with OS)
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2008 SP2/R2
- Windows Server 2012 (included with OS)
.NET Framework 4.5.1/4.5.2/4.6 Supported OSs according to Microsoft:
- Windows Vista SP2
- Windows 7 SP1
- Windows 8
- Windows 8.1 (included with OS)
- Windows 10 (4.6 included with OS)
- Windows Server 2008 SP2/R2
- Windows Server 2012 (included with OS)