Hi, @Aparna
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Regarding Migrate to .NET Framework 4.8, I found this document, which has no content related to SQL server 2016.
This document states that Sql Server 2016 requires .NET Framework 4.6 and above. You can update .NET Framework to 4.8
Sincerely,
Peng
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