Full support: new features, non-security fixes, and security updates. Ends Jan 9, 2029.
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Support milestones
| Milestone | Date | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Released | Feb 17, 2006 |
Releases
A release's end date is when a superseding update became available — not an end of support. The product's actual support dates are the milestones above.
| Release | Start | Release end | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Framework 2.0 | Feb 17, 2006 | Jul 12, 2011 | No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates. |
| .NET Framework 3.0 | Nov 21, 2006 | Jul 12, 2011 | No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates. |
| .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 | Nov 19, 2007 | Jan 9, 2029 | Full support: new features, non-security fixes, and security updates. Ends Jan 9, 2029. |
| .NET Framework 4.0 | Apr 12, 2010 | Jan 12, 2016 | No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates. |
| .NET Framework 4.5 | Oct 9, 2012 | Jan 12, 2016 | No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates. |
| .NET Framework 4.5.1 | Jan 15, 2014 | Jan 12, 2016 | No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates. |
| .NET Framework 4.5.2 | May 5, 2014 | Apr 26, 2022 | No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates. |
| .NET Framework 4.6 | Jul 29, 2015 | Apr 26, 2022 | No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates. |
| .NET Framework 4.6.1 | Nov 30, 2015 | Apr 26, 2022 | No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates. |
| .NET Framework 4.6.2 | Aug 2, 2016 | Jan 12, 2027 | Full support: new features, non-security fixes, and security updates. Ends Jan 12, 2027. |
| .NET Framework 4.7 | Apr 11, 2017 | — | Microsoft publishes no support dates at all for this record, so its current phase cannot be confirmed here. Check Microsoft’s own lifecycle page before relying on it. |
| .NET Framework 4.7.1 | Oct 17, 2017 | — | Microsoft publishes no support dates at all for this record, so its current phase cannot be confirmed here. Check Microsoft’s own lifecycle page before relying on it. |
| .NET Framework 4.7.2 | Apr 30, 2018 | — | Microsoft publishes no support dates at all for this record, so its current phase cannot be confirmed here. Check Microsoft’s own lifecycle page before relying on it. |
| .NET Framework 4.8 | Apr 18, 2019 | — | Microsoft publishes no support dates at all for this record, so its current phase cannot be confirmed here. Check Microsoft’s own lifecycle page before relying on it. |
| .NET Framework 4.8.1 | Aug 9, 2022 | — | Microsoft publishes no support dates at all for this record, so its current phase cannot be confirmed here. Check Microsoft’s own lifecycle page before relying on it. |
15 records in Microsoft's export for this product. Dates can change, and Microsoft occasionally revises a previously published one — this product's own lifecycle page is always authoritative. Back to Microsoft Lifecycle Lookup.