Microsoft has released .NET Framework 4.7.2 and is available for download. If you’ve upgraded or installed Windows 10 version 1803 (April 2018 Update), you don’t need to install it as it comes included with the new version of Windows. However, users using Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 versions 1709, 1703 and 1607, can download and install this .NET Framework version on their computers. Since .NET 4.7.2 is not yet available via Windows Update, you can use the web installer or offline installer provided below to get the same.
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Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 comes with the following improvements
- Support for SameSite cookie in ASP.NET
- Support for ASP.NET Dependency Injection
- Per-monitor support for WPF and HDPI-aware VSTO apps deployed via ClickOnce
- Always Encrypted enhancements in SQL Connectivity
- Enhanced .NET Framework support for .NET Standard 2.0
- Cryptography improvements
- Diagnostic enhancements
You can check .NET 4.7.2 release notes here.
.NET Framework 4.7.2 supported Windows versions
- Windows 10 April 2018 Update (included in-box)
- Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709)
- Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703)
- Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607)
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 7 SP1
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