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Overview of .NET Framework release history
Version CLR Release
date
Shipped With
Visual Studio
Comprising Components of Windows Embraces
Client Server
1.0[0] 1.0 February 13, 2002 .NET 2002 N/A N/A N/A
1.1 1.1 April 24, 2003 .NET 2003 N/A 2003 N/A
2.0 2.0 November 7, 2005 2005 N/A 2003 R2 N/A
3.0 2.0 November 6, 2006 N/A Vista 2008 2.0
3.5 2.0 November 19, 2007 2008 7 2008 R2 3.0
4.0 4 April 12, 2010 2010 N/A N/A N/A
4.5 4 August 15, 2012 2012 8 2012 4.0
4.5.1 4 October 17, 2013 2013 8.1 2012 R2 4.5
4.5.2 4 May 5, 2014 N/A N/A N/A 4.5.1
4.6 4 July 20, 2015 2015 10 N/A 4.5.2
4.6.1 4 November 17, 2015 2015 Update 1 N/A N/A 4.6
Platform Support Information
Version Instruction Set Architecture Installable on Windows
Client Server
1.0 IA-32[1] 98, Me, NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000, XP NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000
1.1 NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000, XP,Vista NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000, 2003, 2008
2.0 ~ 3.5 IA-32, x86-64, Itanium[2] XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 2003, 2003 R2, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2
4.0 XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 2003 SP2, 2003 R2 SP2, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2
4.5 ~ 4.6 IA-32, x86-64, ARM[3] Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2
4.6.1 7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2
0.^  Since service pack 1, .net framework 1.0 has been shipped with all Windows XP installation media, CD or ISO files. It is also the integral part of Windows XP Tablet PC and Media Center Edition.
1.^  .Net Framework 1.1 could also be installed on Itanium and x86-64 platforms.
2.^  .Net Framework 4.0 lacks support of some features on Itanium platform, such as WPF.
3.^  Since version 4.5, .net framework is also preinstalled on Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1, formed as stripped down version.