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The download is back up.
WCF Data Services Download Removed
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I'm not sure where the right place to ask, its not SharePoint related, but it is similar to this question:
I'm looking for WCF Data Services 5.0 (not 5.6) and every MS link is currently going to a 404. I can only assume this is unintentional, but I don't know where to start asking for help.
Thanks!
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Theobald Du-MSFT 326 Reputation points2021-01-29T09:47:25.14+00:00 Hi @CSP ,Unfortunately, the official document does not provide WCF data service of version 5.0, you can use the latest version of WCF data service.
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CSP 21 Reputation points
2021-01-29T13:17:37.16+00:00 Hi @Theobald Du-MSFT , SharePoint requires WCF 5.0. I'm able to find 5.6 and download it and install it, but the Pre Req installer and actual application installer does a reg check for WCF 5.0. Up until even last month the FW link and this one:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29306
Were up and running, but now they're both missing and I can't find any mention of it. I'm fine with doing an offline install, but I can't find a mirror for 5.0 and that's all I'd need.
Thank you!
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trevorseward 11,711 Reputation points2021-01-30T15:58:21.57+00:00 -
CSP 21 Reputation points
2021-01-30T15:59:57.867+00:00 Thank you so much! Time to grab a local copy of all of these executables.
Do you happen to know if this was inadvertent or will they be removing it permanently in the near future?
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trevorseward 11,711 Reputation points
2021-01-30T16:03:15.677+00:00 Any pre-req for a supported version of 2013 is also under active support, so it should stay up for at least as long as 2013 remains under support.
Likely caught up in the SHA-1 removals would be my guess.
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CSP 21 Reputation points
2021-01-30T16:08:04.567+00:00 Got it. Again, thank you and have a great weekend!
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Ricardo Garrido 1 Reputation point2021-08-27T09:47:30.81+00:00 The download link is down again. Can someone make available wcf data services 5.0 and 5.6?
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Alan Nelson 21 Reputation points2021-08-27T14:26:06.147+00:00 8/27/21 the links are all broken again. Why does Microsoft do this??? Can someone make it available??