About the file version of "Microsoft.Ink.dll" on ARM version of Windows

辻 哲也 20 Reputation points
2023-12-28T07:24:15.88+00:00

It seems that the "Microsoft.Ink.dll" file was replaced in Windows Update in July 2023.

Under that influence,

System.Design referenced by Microsoft.Ink.dll may only refer to .Net4.0.

A reference error occurred from .Net3.5 software.

You can refer to it by reverting to the file before Windows Update, but

It was replaced again in Windows Update in August and October 2023, resulting in a reference error.

Also, the above does not occur on non-ARM versions of Windows.

So the question is,

Regarding the ARM version of Windows, does System.Design referenced by Microsoft.Ink.dll only refer to .NET4.0?

Will it no longer support .NET3.5 in the future?

Also, will Windows, which is not the Arm version, be compatible with only .NET 4.0 in the future?

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-12-29T07:29:30.11+00:00

    Hello,

    Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

    As a part of Windows OS update, it's always recommended to use latest common language runtime.

    The latest Microsoft.Ink.dll assembly is a compatible replacement for Microsoft.Ink.dll version 1.0 and Microsoft.Ink.15.dll. In most cases, you do not need to make any changes to your applications that are distributed with the older assemblies. However, in some cases you need to instruct the common language runtime loader to use the newer dynamic-link library (DLL) wherever the older DLLs have been referenced.

    For further details, please refer to:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/tablet/using-the-managed-library

    For ARM version of Windows, it seems that it only allows refer to .NET4.0 1. However, for both of ARM Windows and no ARM Windows Version, there's no official documentation regarding whether it will no longer support .NET3.5 in the future.

    Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your understanding.

    To help other customers who may be facing the same issue, please don't forget to vote if the reply is helpful.

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