Version Radar

.NET Ecosystem Lifecycle Tracker

End of Support Approaching
Windows 11 24H2 Oct 13, 2026 141 days left
.NET 8.0 LTS Nov 10, 2026 169 days left
.NET 9.0 STS Nov 10, 2026 169 days left
ASP.NET Core 8.0 LTS Nov 10, 2026 169 days left
ASP.NET Core 9.0 STS Nov 10, 2026 169 days left
EF Core 8.0 LTS Nov 10, 2026 169 days left
EF Core 9.0 STS Nov 10, 2026 169 days left
C# 12 Nov 10, 2026 169 days left
C# 13 Nov 10, 2026 169 days left
Blazor 8.0 LTS Nov 10, 2026 169 days left
Blazor 9.0 STS Nov 10, 2026 169 days left
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.NET
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.NET Aspire
8.0
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9.1
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.NET Framework
4.0
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4.6
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ASP.NET Core
1.0
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2.1 LTS
3.0
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5.0
6.0 LTS
7.0
8.0 LTS
9.0
10.0 LTS
Blazor
3.1 LTS
3.2 LTS
5.0
6.0 LTS
7.0
8.0 LTS
9.0
10.0 LTS
C#
4 LTS
5 LTS
6 LTS
7 LTS
8 LTS
9
10 LTS
11
12 LTS
13
14 LTS
EF Core
1.0
2.0
2.1 LTS
3.1 LTS
5.0
6.0 LTS
7.0
8.0 LTS
9.0
10.0 LTS
MAUI
6
7
8
9
10
Visual Studio
2010 LTS
2012 LTS
2013 LTS
2015 LTS
2017 LTS
2019 LTS
2022 LTS
2026
Windows
7 LTS
8.1 LTS
10 22H2
11 23H2
11 24H2
11 25H2
11 26H1
Windows Server
2012 LTS
2012 R2 LTS
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Version Details

.NET Aspire 13.2

STS ✓ Recommended
Mar 23, 2026
Only the latest Aspire release is supported; support ends when 13.3 or 14.0 ships.
Current supported release dashboard refinements service defaults and integration updates
Docs

Windows 11 26H1

STS ✓ Recommended
Feb 10, 2026
Mar 14, 2028
Home and Pro lifecycle; Enterprise and Education retire later.
Current Windows 11 release train platform updates device and AI feature wave
Docs

.NET Aspire 13.1

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Dec 17, 2025
Mar 23, 2026
Minor release cadence diagnostics updates cloud-native polish
Docs

.NET 10.0 LTS

LTS ✓ Recommended
Nov 11, 2025
Nov 14, 2028
C# 14 ASP.NET Core 10 EF Core 10 performance boosts
Docs Migration Guide

ASP.NET Core 10.0 LTS

LTS ✓ Recommended
Nov 11, 2025
Nov 14, 2028
QuickGrid RowClass Blazor script as static web asset route template highlights
Docs

EF Core 10.0 LTS

LTS ✓ Recommended
Nov 11, 2025
Nov 14, 2028
Performance improvements enhanced LINQ translation cloud-native data features
Docs

.NET MAUI 10

STS ✓ Recommended
Nov 11, 2025
May 11, 2027
Aspire service defaults template CollectionView handler changes HybridWebView improvements
Docs

C# 14

LTS ✓ Recommended
Nov 11, 2025
Nov 14, 2028
Extension members null-conditional assignment field keyword implicit Span conversions
Docs

Visual Studio 2026

STS ✓ Recommended
Nov 11, 2025
Nov 09, 2027
Modern Lifecycle release with monthly feature updates before security servicing only.
AI-native IDE deeper Copilot workflows faster startup decoupled build tools
Docs

Blazor 10.0 LTS

LTS ✓ Recommended
Nov 11, 2025
Nov 14, 2028
Updated security samples static web asset delivery routing and navigation refinements
Docs

.NET Aspire 13.0

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 11, 2025
Dec 17, 2025
.NET 10 wave updated dashboard refreshed resource integrations
Docs

Windows 11 25H2

STS ✓ Recommended
Sep 30, 2025
Oct 12, 2027
Home and Pro lifecycle; Enterprise and Education retire later.
Platform refinements shell improvements servicing continuity for current devices
Docs

.NET Aspire 9.5

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Sep 25, 2025
Nov 11, 2025
Production hardening integration updates release-cadence bridge to .NET 10
Docs

.NET Aspire 9.4

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Jul 29, 2025
Sep 25, 2025
Container workflow updates resiliency improvements faster setup
Docs

.NET Aspire 9.3

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
May 19, 2025
Jul 29, 2025
App host refinements integrations dashboard improvements
Docs

.NET Aspire 9.2

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Apr 10, 2025
May 19, 2025
Observability updates service defaults iteration bug fixes
Docs

.NET Aspire 9.1

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Feb 25, 2025
Apr 10, 2025
Updated integrations diagnostics polish minor release cadence
Docs

.NET 9.0 STS

STS ⚡ Test Only
Nov 12, 2024
Nov 10, 2026
169 days remaining
AI building blocks Tensor support LINQ improvements C# 13
Docs Migration Guide

ASP.NET Core 9.0 STS

STS ⚡ Test Only
Nov 12, 2024
Nov 10, 2026
169 days remaining
HybridCache OpenAPI built-in SignalR trimming static asset delivery
Docs

EF Core 9.0 STS

STS ⚡ Test Only
Nov 12, 2024
Nov 10, 2026
169 days remaining
LINQ improvements Azure Cosmos DB provider AOT compilation HierarchyId
Docs

.NET MAUI 9

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 12, 2024
May 12, 2026
HybridWebView Native controls Titlebar customization Multi-window improvements
Docs

C# 13

STS ⚡ Test Only
Nov 12, 2024
Nov 10, 2026
169 days remaining
params collections New lock type New escape sequence Implicit indexer access
Docs

Blazor 9.0 STS

STS ⚡ Test Only
Nov 12, 2024
Nov 10, 2026
169 days remaining
Static SSR improvements Reconnection UX Component rendering optimizations
Docs

.NET Aspire 9.0

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 12, 2024
Feb 25, 2025
.NET 9 wave service defaults dashboard and orchestration improvements
Docs

Windows Server 2025

LTS ✓ Recommended
Nov 01, 2024
Nov 14, 2034
Extended support shown; mainstream support ends Nov 13, 2029.
Hot patching GPU partitioning Active Directory improvements NVMe support
Docs

Windows 11 24H2

STS ⚡ Test Only
Oct 01, 2024
Oct 13, 2026
Home and Pro lifecycle; Enterprise and Education retire later.
141 days remaining
Wi-Fi 7 Sudo for Windows energy saver updates Copilot+ foundations
Docs

.NET Aspire 8.2

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Aug 29, 2024
Nov 12, 2024
Patch-quality improvements container polish updated integrations
Docs

.NET Aspire 8.1

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Jul 23, 2024
Aug 29, 2024
Dashboard refinements integration updates faster release cadence
Docs

.NET Aspire 8.0

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
May 21, 2024
Jul 23, 2024
First GA release app orchestration dashboard service discovery
Docs

.NET 8.0 LTS

LTS ✓ Recommended
Nov 14, 2023
Nov 10, 2026
169 days remaining
Blazor Web Apps Native AOT everywhere C# 12 Aspire
Docs Migration Guide

ASP.NET Core 8.0 LTS

LTS ✓ Recommended
Nov 14, 2023
Nov 10, 2026
169 days remaining
Blazor Web Apps Identity API endpoints Native AOT for web server-side rendering
Docs

EF Core 8.0 LTS

LTS ✓ Recommended
Nov 14, 2023
Nov 10, 2026
169 days remaining
Complex types Primitive collections Raw SQL for unmapped types Sentinel values
Docs

.NET MAUI 8

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 14, 2023
May 14, 2025
Keyboard accelerators Desktop improvements Memory management Hybrid Blazor
Docs

C# 12

LTS ✓ Recommended
Nov 14, 2023
Nov 10, 2026
169 days remaining
Primary constructors Collection expressions Alias any type Default lambda parameters
Docs

Blazor 8.0 LTS

LTS ✓ Recommended
Nov 14, 2023
Nov 10, 2026
169 days remaining
Blazor Web Apps Stream rendering Enhanced forms Sections
Docs

Windows 11 23H2

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Oct 31, 2023
Nov 11, 2025
Home and Pro lifecycle; Enterprise and Education retire later.
Windows Copilot rollout Dev Drive Dynamic Lighting File Explorer updates
Docs

.NET 7.0 STS

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 08, 2022
May 14, 2024
Native AOT Rate Limiting Output Caching C# 11
Docs Migration Guide

ASP.NET Core 7.0 STS

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 08, 2022
May 14, 2024
Rate Limiting Output Caching minimal API filters gRPC JSON transcoding
Docs

EF Core 7.0 STS

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 08, 2022
May 14, 2024
Bulk updates JSON columns Stored procedure mapping Table-per-type perf
Docs

.NET MAUI 7

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 08, 2022
May 14, 2024
Map control Context menus Tooltips Desktop drag-and-drop
Docs

C# 11

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 08, 2022
May 14, 2024
Raw string literals Generic math List patterns Required members
Docs

Blazor 7.0 STS

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 08, 2022
May 14, 2024
Custom elements Data binding improvements Empty content Virtualization enhancements
Docs

Windows 10 22H2

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Oct 18, 2022
Oct 14, 2025
Home and Pro lifecycle; LTSC and Enterprise follow separate policies.
Final Windows 10 release monthly servicing Windows Hello WSL maturity
Docs Migration Guide

.NET Framework 4.8.1

Legacy ✗ Avoid for Prod
Aug 09, 2022
Supported while installed on a supported Windows version.
Latest .NET Framework release Windows-only runtime accessibility and Arm64 updates
Docs Migration Guide

.NET MAUI 6

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
May 23, 2022
May 08, 2023
First GA release Cross-platform UI Handlers architecture Single project
Docs

.NET 6.0 LTS

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 08, 2021
Nov 12, 2024
Minimal APIs Hot Reload C# 10 .NET MAUI preview
Docs Migration Guide

ASP.NET Core 6.0 LTS

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 08, 2021
Nov 12, 2024
Minimal APIs Hot Reload SignalR improvements Blazor improvements
Docs

EF Core 6.0 LTS

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 08, 2021
Nov 12, 2024
Temporal tables Migration bundles Pre-convention model config Compiled models
Docs

C# 10

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 08, 2021
Nov 12, 2024
Global usings File-scoped namespaces Record structs Interpolated string handlers
Docs

Visual Studio 2022

LTS ✓ Recommended
Nov 08, 2021
Jan 13, 2032
Current channel support runs through Jan 13, 2032; LTSC baselines retire earlier.
64-bit IDE IntelliCode Live Share Hot Reload
Docs

Blazor 6.0 LTS

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 08, 2021
Nov 12, 2024
Hot Reload Error boundaries Dynamic components Preserve prerendered state
Docs

Windows Server 2022

LTS ✓ Recommended
Aug 18, 2021
Oct 14, 2031
Extended support shown; mainstream support ends Oct 13, 2026.
Secured-core server Azure hybrid SMB compression TLS 1.3
Docs

.NET 5.0 STS

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 10, 2020
May 10, 2022
Unified platform C# 9 Records Top-level statements
Docs

ASP.NET Core 5.0 STS

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 10, 2020
May 10, 2022
Blazor WASM GA OpenAPI HTTP/2 gRPC Model binding improvements
Docs

EF Core 5.0 STS

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 10, 2020
May 10, 2022
Many-to-many TPT mapping Filtered includes Split queries
Docs

C# 9

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 10, 2020
May 10, 2022
Records Top-level statements Init-only setters Pattern matching enhancements
Docs

Blazor 5.0 STS

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 10, 2020
May 10, 2022
Blazor WebAssembly GA CSS isolation JavaScript isolation Lazy loading
Docs

Blazor WebAssembly 3.2

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
May 19, 2020
Dec 13, 2022
First supported WebAssembly release client-side C# in browser
Docs

.NET Core 3.1 LTS

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Dec 03, 2019
Dec 13, 2022
Blazor WebAssembly preview Partial class support C# 8 refinements
Docs

ASP.NET Core 3.1 LTS

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Dec 03, 2019
Dec 13, 2022
Blazor WebAssembly preview Component model Partial class support
Docs

EF Core 3.1 LTS

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Dec 03, 2019
Dec 13, 2022
Cosmos DB provider LINQ improvements Nullable reference types C# 8
Docs

Blazor 3.1

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Dec 03, 2019
Dec 13, 2022
First GA Blazor Server WebAssembly preview Component model
Docs

.NET Core 3.0

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Sep 23, 2019
Mar 03, 2020
WPF/WinForms on Core C# 8 Blazor Server gRPC
Docs

ASP.NET Core 3.0

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Sep 23, 2019
Mar 03, 2020
Blazor Server gRPC Worker services Endpoint routing
Docs

C# 8

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Sep 23, 2019
Dec 13, 2022
Nullable reference types Async streams Switch expressions Default interface methods
Docs

.NET Framework 4.8

Legacy ✗ Avoid for Prod
Apr 18, 2019
Supported while installed on a supported Windows version.
JIT improvements High DPI WinForms WCF service behavior ZLib update
Docs Migration Guide

Visual Studio 2019

LTS ✓ Recommended
Apr 02, 2019
Apr 10, 2029
AI-assisted IntelliCode Live Share C# 8/9 Git-first workflow
Docs

Windows Server 2019

LTS ✓ Recommended
Nov 13, 2018
Jan 09, 2029
Extended support shown; mainstream support ended Jan 9, 2024.
Kubernetes support Windows Admin Center Storage Migration Service HCI
Docs

.NET Core 2.1 LTS

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
May 30, 2018
Aug 21, 2021
Span<T> HttpClientFactory SignalR Generic host
Docs

ASP.NET Core 2.1 LTS

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
May 30, 2018
Aug 21, 2021
SignalR Identity UI HttpClientFactory HTTPS by default
Docs

EF Core 2.1 LTS

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
May 30, 2018
Aug 21, 2021
Lazy loading Value conversions Query types Data seeding
Docs

.NET Framework 4.7.2

Legacy ✗ Avoid for Prod
Apr 30, 2018
Supported while installed on a supported Windows version.
Dependency injection in ASP.NET SameSite cookies Cryptography improvements
Docs Migration Guide

.NET Core 2.0

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Aug 14, 2017
Oct 01, 2018
.NET Standard 2.0 Razor Pages 20k+ APIs added
Docs

ASP.NET Core 2.0

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Aug 14, 2017
Oct 01, 2018
Razor Pages API conventions IHostedService Metapackage
Docs

EF Core 2.0

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Aug 14, 2017
Oct 01, 2018
Model-level query filters Owned entities Table splitting DbContext pooling
Docs

C# 7

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Mar 07, 2017
Apr 26, 2022
Pattern matching Tuples Local functions Out variables
Docs

Visual Studio 2017

LTS ✓ Recommended
Mar 07, 2017
Apr 13, 2027
Lightweight install Live unit testing C# 7 .NET Core tooling
Docs

.NET Core 1.1

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Nov 16, 2016
Jun 27, 2019
Performance improvements Additional APIs .NET Standard 1.6
Docs

Windows Server 2016

LTS ✓ Recommended
Oct 15, 2016
Jan 12, 2027
Extended support shown; mainstream support ended Jan 11, 2022.
Nano Server Windows Containers Shielded VMs Storage Replica
Docs

.NET Framework 4.6.2

Legacy ✗ Avoid for Prod
Aug 02, 2016
Jan 12, 2027
Long path support X509 certificates ClickOnce TLS 1.1/1.2
Docs Migration Guide

.NET Core 1.0

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Jun 27, 2016
Jun 27, 2019
Cross-platform Open source Kestrel CLI tooling
Docs

ASP.NET Core 1.0

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Jun 27, 2016
Jun 27, 2019
Cross-platform web Kestrel Middleware pipeline Tag Helpers
Docs

EF Core 1.0

STS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Jun 27, 2016
Jun 27, 2019
Lightweight ORM Code-first Migrations LINQ provider
Docs

.NET Framework 4.6

Legacy ✗ Avoid for Prod
Jul 20, 2015
Apr 26, 2022
RyuJIT compiler Roslyn SIMD Async Task-based methods
Docs Migration Guide

C# 6

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Jul 20, 2015
Apr 26, 2022
Null-conditional operator String interpolation Expression-bodied members nameof
Docs

Visual Studio 2015

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Jul 20, 2015
Oct 14, 2025
Roslyn compiler C# 6 Xamarin integration Universal Windows apps
Docs

.NET Framework 4.5.2

Legacy ✗ Avoid for Prod
May 05, 2014
Apr 26, 2022
High DPI improvements ASP.NET perf Activity tracing
Docs Migration Guide

Windows Server 2012 R2

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Oct 18, 2013
Oct 10, 2023
Work Folders Desired State Config Storage tiering Generation 2 VMs
Docs

Visual Studio 2013

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Oct 17, 2013
Apr 09, 2024
CodeLens Connected Services Browser Link Git integration
Docs

Windows 8.1

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Oct 17, 2013
Jan 10, 2023
Start button return SkyDrive integration Boot to desktop Modern UI apps
Docs

Visual Studio 2012

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Oct 31, 2012
Jan 10, 2023
Unit test explorer Code review Page inspector C# 5
Docs

Windows Server 2012

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Oct 30, 2012
Oct 10, 2023
Hyper-V 3.0 ReFS Storage Spaces PowerShell 3.0
Docs

.NET Framework 4.5

Legacy ✗ Avoid for Prod
Oct 09, 2012
Jan 12, 2016
Async/await Task-based I/O WinRT interop ZIP compression
Docs Migration Guide

C# 5

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Aug 15, 2012
Jan 12, 2016
Async/await Caller info attributes
Docs

Visual Studio 2010

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Jun 29, 2010
Jul 14, 2020
WPF editor Multi-monitor IntelliTrace C# 4
Docs

.NET Framework 4.0

Legacy ✗ Avoid for Prod
Apr 12, 2010
Jan 12, 2016
Dynamic language runtime Parallel extensions MEF Code contracts
Docs Migration Guide

C# 4

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Apr 12, 2010
Jan 12, 2016
Dynamic binding Named/optional arguments Covariance/contravariance
Docs

Windows 7

LTS ✗ Avoid for Prod
Oct 22, 2009
Jan 14, 2020
Taskbar redesign Aero Snap Libraries HomeGroup
Docs