Version | CLR | Release date |
Support ended |
Visual Studio | Included in | Can be installed on | Replaces | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | Windows Server | Windows | Windows Server | ||||||
1.0 | 1.0 | 2002-01-15 [5] [6] | Visual Studio .NET 2002 | — | — | NT 4.0 SP6a, 98, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP | NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000, 2003 | — | |
1.0 SP1 | ↑ | 2002-03-19 [7] | — | — | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ||
1.0 SP2 | ↑ | 2002-08-07 [8] | XP SP1 [a] | — | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ||
1.0 SP3 | ↑ | 2004-08-30 [9] | 2009-07-14 [10] | — | — | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |
1.1 | 1.1 | 2003-04-09 [11] | Visual Studio .NET 2003 | — | 2003 (x86) | NT 4.0 SP6a, 98, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, Vista | NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000, 2003 (x64), 2008 | 1.0 [12] | |
1.1 SP1 | ↑ | 2004-08-30 [9] | 2013-10-08 [10] | XP SP2, SP3 [b] | 2003 SP1, SP2 (x86) | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |
2.0 | 2.0 | 2005-10-27 [13] | Visual Studio 2005 | — | 2003 R2 | 98, 98SE, Me, 2000 SP3, XP SP2 95 (unofficial) [14] |
2000 SP3, 2003 | — | |
2.0 SP1 | ↑ | 2007-11-19 [15] | — | 2008 | 2000 SP4, XP SP2 | 2000 SP4, 2003 SP1 | ↑ | ||
2.0 SP2 | ↑ | 2008-08-11 [16] | 2011-07-12 [10] | — | 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |
3.0 | 2.0 | 2006-11-06 [17] | Visual Studio 2008 | Vista | — | XP SP2 | 2003 SP1 | 2.0 | |
3.0 SP1 | ↑ | 2007-11-19 [15] | Vista SP1 | 2008 [c] | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ||
3.0 SP2 | ↑ | 2008-08-11 [16] | 2011-07-12 [10] | Vista SP2 | 2008 SP2, [c] 2008 R2 [c] | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |
3.5 | 2.0 | 2007-11-19 [15] | Visual Studio 2008 | — | — | XP SP2, Vista 95 and later (unofficial) [14] |
2003 SP1, 2008 | 2.0, 3.0 | |
3.5 SP1 | ↑ | 2008-08-11 [16] | 2029-01-09 [d] [10] | Visual Studio 2008 SP1 | 7, 8, [c] 8.1, [c] 10, [c] 11 [c] | 2008 R2, [c] 2012, [c] 2012 R2, [c] v1709-v23H2, [c] 2016- 2025 [c] | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
4.0 | 4 | 2010-04-12 [18] | 2016-01-12 [10] | Visual Studio 2010 | — | — | XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7 | 2003 SP2, 2008, 2008 R2 | — |
4.5 | 4 | 2012-08-15 [19] | 2016-01-12 [10] | Visual Studio 2012 | 8 | 2012 | Vista SP2, 7 SP1 | 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 SP1 | 4.0 |
4.5.1 | 4 | 2013-10-17 [20] | 2016-01-12 [10] | Visual Studio 2013 | 8.1 | 2012 R2 | Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8 | 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 SP1, 2012 | 4.0, 4.5 |
4.5.2 | 4 | 2014-05-05 [21] | 2022-04-26 [10] | Visual Studio 2015 | — | — | Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8, 8.1 | 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 | 4.0-4.5.1 |
4.6 | 4 | 2015-07-20 [22] | 2022-04-26 [10] | Visual Studio 2015 | 10 | — | Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8, 8.1 Update | 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 Update | 4.0-4.5.2 |
4.6.1 | 4 | 2015-11-30 [23] | 2022-04-26 [10] | Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 | 10 v1511 | — | 7 SP1, 8, 8.1 Update, 10 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 Update | 4.0-4.6 |
4.6.2 | 4 | 2016-08-02 [24] | 2027-01-12 [10] | Visual Studio 2017 15.0 | 10 v1607 | 2016 | 7 SP1, 8.1 Update, 10, 10 v1511 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 Update | 4.0-4.6.1 |
4.7 | 4 | 2017-04-05 [25] | Same as parent OS [10] |
Visual Studio 2017 15.1 | 10 v1703 | — | 7 SP1, 8.1 Update, 10 v1607 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 Update, 2016 | 4.0-4.6.2 |
4.7.1 | 4 | 2017-10-17 [26] | Visual Studio 2017 15.5 | 10 v1709 | v1709 | 7 SP1, 8.1 Update, 10 v1607-v1703 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 Update, 2016 | 4.0-4.7 | |
4.7.2 | 4 | 2018-04-30 [27] | Visual Studio 2017 15.8 | 10 v1803-v1809 | v1803-v1809, 2019 | 7 SP1, 8.1 Update, 10 v1607-v1709 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 Update, 2016, v1709 | 4.0-4.7.1 | |
4.8 | 4 | 2019-04-18 [28] | Visual Studio 2019 16.3 | 10 v1903-v22H2, 11 | v1903-v20H2, 2022 | 7 SP1, 8.1 Update, 10 v1607-v1809 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 Update, 2016, v1803-v1809, 2019 | 4.0-4.7.2 | |
4.8.1 | 4 | 2022-08-09 [29] | Visual Studio 2022 17.3 | 11 v22H2-v24H2 | v23H2, 2025 | 10 v20H2-v22H2, 11 | v20H2, 2022 | 4.0-4.8 |
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Version | CLR | Release date |
Support ended |
Visual Studio | Included in | Can be installed on | Replaces | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | Windows Server | Windows | Windows Server | ||||||
1.0 | 1.0 | 2002-01-15 [5] [6] | Visual Studio .NET 2002 | — | — | NT 4.0 SP6a, 98, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP | NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000, 2003 | — | |
1.0 SP1 | ↑ | 2002-03-19 [7] | — | — | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ||
1.0 SP2 | ↑ | 2002-08-07 [8] | XP SP1 [a] | — | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ||
1.0 SP3 | ↑ | 2004-08-30 [9] | 2009-07-14 [10] | — | — | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |
1.1 | 1.1 | 2003-04-09 [11] | Visual Studio .NET 2003 | — | 2003 (x86) | NT 4.0 SP6a, 98, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, Vista | NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000, 2003 (x64), 2008 | 1.0 [12] | |
1.1 SP1 | ↑ | 2004-08-30 [9] | 2013-10-08 [10] | XP SP2, SP3 [b] | 2003 SP1, SP2 (x86) | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |
2.0 | 2.0 | 2005-10-27 [13] | Visual Studio 2005 | — | 2003 R2 | 98, 98SE, Me, 2000 SP3, XP SP2 95 (unofficial) [14] |
2000 SP3, 2003 | — | |
2.0 SP1 | ↑ | 2007-11-19 [15] | — | 2008 | 2000 SP4, XP SP2 | 2000 SP4, 2003 SP1 | ↑ | ||
2.0 SP2 | ↑ | 2008-08-11 [16] | 2011-07-12 [10] | — | 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |
3.0 | 2.0 | 2006-11-06 [17] | Visual Studio 2008 | Vista | — | XP SP2 | 2003 SP1 | 2.0 | |
3.0 SP1 | ↑ | 2007-11-19 [15] | Vista SP1 | 2008 [c] | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ||
3.0 SP2 | ↑ | 2008-08-11 [16] | 2011-07-12 [10] | Vista SP2 | 2008 SP2, [c] 2008 R2 [c] | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |
3.5 | 2.0 | 2007-11-19 [15] | Visual Studio 2008 | — | — | XP SP2, Vista 95 and later (unofficial) [14] |
2003 SP1, 2008 | 2.0, 3.0 | |
3.5 SP1 | ↑ | 2008-08-11 [16] | 2029-01-09 [d] [10] | Visual Studio 2008 SP1 | 7, 8, [c] 8.1, [c] 10, [c] 11 [c] | 2008 R2, [c] 2012, [c] 2012 R2, [c] v1709-v23H2, [c] 2016- 2025 [c] | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
4.0 | 4 | 2010-04-12 [18] | 2016-01-12 [10] | Visual Studio 2010 | — | — | XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7 | 2003 SP2, 2008, 2008 R2 | — |
4.5 | 4 | 2012-08-15 [19] | 2016-01-12 [10] | Visual Studio 2012 | 8 | 2012 | Vista SP2, 7 SP1 | 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 SP1 | 4.0 |
4.5.1 | 4 | 2013-10-17 [20] | 2016-01-12 [10] | Visual Studio 2013 | 8.1 | 2012 R2 | Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8 | 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 SP1, 2012 | 4.0, 4.5 |
4.5.2 | 4 | 2014-05-05 [21] | 2022-04-26 [10] | Visual Studio 2015 | — | — | Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8, 8.1 | 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 | 4.0-4.5.1 |
4.6 | 4 | 2015-07-20 [22] | 2022-04-26 [10] | Visual Studio 2015 | 10 | — | Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8, 8.1 Update | 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 Update | 4.0-4.5.2 |
4.6.1 | 4 | 2015-11-30 [23] | 2022-04-26 [10] | Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 | 10 v1511 | — | 7 SP1, 8, 8.1 Update, 10 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 Update | 4.0-4.6 |
4.6.2 | 4 | 2016-08-02 [24] | 2027-01-12 [10] | Visual Studio 2017 15.0 | 10 v1607 | 2016 | 7 SP1, 8.1 Update, 10, 10 v1511 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 Update | 4.0-4.6.1 |
4.7 | 4 | 2017-04-05 [25] | Same as parent OS [10] |
Visual Studio 2017 15.1 | 10 v1703 | — | 7 SP1, 8.1 Update, 10 v1607 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 Update, 2016 | 4.0-4.6.2 |
4.7.1 | 4 | 2017-10-17 [26] | Visual Studio 2017 15.5 | 10 v1709 | v1709 | 7 SP1, 8.1 Update, 10 v1607-v1703 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 Update, 2016 | 4.0-4.7 | |
4.7.2 | 4 | 2018-04-30 [27] | Visual Studio 2017 15.8 | 10 v1803-v1809 | v1803-v1809, 2019 | 7 SP1, 8.1 Update, 10 v1607-v1709 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 Update, 2016, v1709 | 4.0-4.7.1 | |
4.8 | 4 | 2019-04-18 [28] | Visual Studio 2019 16.3 | 10 v1903-v22H2, 11 | v1903-v20H2, 2022 | 7 SP1, 8.1 Update, 10 v1607-v1809 | 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2 Update, 2016, v1803-v1809, 2019 | 4.0-4.7.2 | |
4.8.1 | 4 | 2022-08-09 [29] | Visual Studio 2022 17.3 | 11 v22H2-v24H2 | v23H2, 2025 | 10 v20H2-v22H2, 11 | v20H2, 2022 | 4.0-4.8 |
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