Is there any end date for Microsoft full .NET Framework 4.8

Question

I am hearing that Microsoft is not going to provide any further updates for the full .NET Framework after version 4.8. So my question is what will be the last Microsoft supported full .NET Framework version after .NET 4.6?

I am trying to get proper answer instead of just suggestion to move everything in .NET Core.

Extortion

dotnet.microsoft.com/platform/support/policy/dotnet-framework – Forwhy

you can see here all the .Net framework End of life: learn.microsoft.com/he-il/lifecycle/products/… – Denadenae

and you can see all current vulnerabilities here: cvedetails.com/version-list/26/2002/1/… – Denadenae

Answer 1

As documented, The .Net framework is a component of the Windows operating system:

Beginning with version 4.5.2 and later, .NET Framework is defined as a component of the Windows operating system (OS).

Therefor, it's lifecycle is tied to the lifecycle of the OS it's a part of.

.NET Framework is a component of the Windows OS. Components receive the same support as their parent product or platform.

.Net Framework 4.8 is a part of Windows 10, and therefor it's life cycle is dictated by the Windows 10 life cycle (unless, of course, it's going to be a part of the next Windows OS, and that will extend it's life cycle even more).

Forwhy

Microsoft just announced eol on Windows 10 is 2025. Does this apply to. Net framework 4.8 too? – Subsistent

I don't know. But as far as I understand, not if it will be a part of the next OS – Forwhy

It is included in Windows 11 according this this page. Life time extended to at least Windows 11 now. – Mcgowan

I feel like this reply is unhelpful because it implies that .NET Framework v4.8 will expire when Windows 10 expires, which is not the case. There is a note in brackets at the end that indicates otherwise, but it's not clear. – Abidjan

@Abidjan I think you should read my answer more carefully. The end of support for .Net 4.8 is tied to the end of support of its parent OS. As Tanveer Badar wrote in his comment, the .Net 4.8 framework is included in Windows 11 (which was released a year after I wrote this comment, BTW) - so it's now tied to that OS. – Forwhy

Answer 2

Currently there is no end of support date for the full .NET Framework 4.8:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/microsoft-net-framework

Adkins