Does dotnet 4.8 include version 4.7.2?

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Does dotnet 4.8 include version 4.7.2?

David Zemdegs 1,596

I have tried to google this but cannot seem to get an answer.
Is dotnet from 4.5 cumulative including all previous versions?
IOW - do I have to install 4.5.2, 4.6.2, 4.7.2 and 4.8 separately, or does dotnet 4.8 offline installer include all those previous versions?

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Anonymous

It performs an in-place update for the .NET Framework 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1 and 4.7.2.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/microsoft-net-framework-4-8-offline-installer-for-windows-9d23f658-3b97-68ab-d013-aa3c3e7495e0

also this one could help.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/migration-guide/runtime/4.8-4.8.1

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David Zemdegs 1,596

Thanks.
'In place update' still sounds ambiguous. Its sounds like if you dont have any of the previous versions they will not be included.
Does 4.8 INCLUDE all previous 4.x versions?

Anonymous

2022-12-05T23:36:44.323+00:00

Well if you had the lower 4.x installed and then 4.8 it would be updated to 4.8 so it doesn't really matter. The versions were all in-place updates.
David Zemdegs 1,596 Reputation points

2022-12-06T00:37:14.44+00:00

The reason it is confusing is that dotnet 4.8 does not include dotnet V3.5 so therefore we cannot assume that dotnet includes all previous versions. Which is why I asked.
Anonymous

2022-12-06T00:44:13.887+00:00

Sounds good, maybe something here helps.
https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-microsoft-net-framework-3-5-and-net-framework-4-0/
David Zemdegs 1,596 Reputation points

2022-12-06T00:51:24.863+00:00

Thanks for your patience but it still doesnt quite escape the ambiguity. Sorry for being pedantic.
That website says ".NET 4.0 Framework will work side by side along with older versions of .NET. The applications which run with older versions will continue to run with this version.".
If I install a new Windows 10 machine without installing dotnet 3.5 separately then there will be problems whereas the above sentence suggests you never need to install dotnet 3.5 on newer Windows operating systems.
Anonymous

2022-12-06T00:57:59.01+00:00

No need to install 3.5 unless an application being installed targets 3.5
David Zemdegs 1,596 Reputation points

2022-12-06T01:22:23.6+00:00

Which for us, many still do.
Anonymous

2022-12-06T01:41:24.247+00:00

Yes, there's still a lot out there.

Answer 3

S.Sengupta 24,301 MVP

If you have 4.8 then you have 4.7. 2 automatically

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