.NET Framework version history

[chrisNova777]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework_version_history

4.6.1   4   2015-11-30[26]   2022-04-26[14]   Visual Studio 2015 Update 1   10 v1511   %u2014   7 SP1, 8, 8.1 Update, 10 v1507
4.6.2   4   2016-08-02[27]   2027-01-12[14]   Visual Studio 2017 15.0   10 v1607   2016   7 SP1, 8.1 Update, 10 v1507-v1511
4.7   4   2017-04-05[28]   Same as
parent OS[14]   Visual Studio 2017 15.1   10 v1703   %u2014   7 SP1, 8.1 Update, 10 v1607
4.7.1   4   2017-10-17[29]   Visual Studio 2017 15.5   10 v1709   v1709   7 SP1, 8.1 Update, 10 v1607-v1703
4.7.2   4   2018-04-30[30]   Visual Studio 2017 15.8   10 v1803-v1809   v1803-v1809, 2019   7 SP1, 8.1 Update, 10 v1607-v1709
4.8   4   2019-04-18[31]   Visual Studio 2019 16.3   10 v1903-v22H2, 11 v21H2   v1903-v20H2, 2022   7 SP1, 8.1 Update, 10 v1607-v1809
4.8.1   4   2022-08-09[32]   Visual Studio 2022 17.3   11 v22H2   %u2014   10 v20H2-v22H2, 11 v21H2

we see .net framework popup every so often installing software because its a software framework that the appsare written in. but certain versions of windows only support certain versions of .net

if you are running an old build of windows 10 you might not be able to install the required .net framework to run certain apps depending onthe developer