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How to downgrade dotnet 6 preview to dotnet 5?

I have recently upgraded my dotnet version to dotnet 6 preview to tryout MAUI. How can I downgrade it again to dotnet 5?

Solution

  • First: uninstall dotnet6(.Net6) from your Visual Studio:

    • open your Visual Studio
    • go to "tools" -> "get tools and features" -> " Individual components" _ then uncheck "dotnet6(.Net6.0) Runtime" and press Modify and wait until the uninstallation complete

    Second: go to "control panel" -> "uninstall a program" -> LF dotnet6(.Net6) package and uninstall it

    Third: download dotnet5 from Microsoft web site : https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/5.0 then complete the process of installation

    Finally: go to your cmd and type dotnet --version and you will find that it becomes: 5.0.405