This download is the latest Microsoft .NET Framework 4, this redistributable package installs the .NET Framework runtime and associated files that are required to run and develop applications to target the .NET Framework 4.

Microsoft .NET Framework is the programming model of the .NET environment for building, deploying, and running Web-based applications, smart client applications, and XML Web services.
It manages much of the plumbing, enabling developers to focus on writing the business logic code for their applications.
The .NET Framework includes the common language runtime and class libraries.

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3 is the new managed code programming model for Windows . It combines the power of the .NET Framework version 2.0 with new technologies for building applications that have visually compelling user experiences, seamless communication across technology boundaries, and the capability to support a wide range of business processes. These new technologies are Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, and Windows CardSpace.

Microsoft's comprehensive and consistent programming model. The Microsoft .NET Framework 4 redistributable package installs the .NET Framework runtime and associated files that are required to run and develop applications to target the .NET Framework 4.
The .NET Framework is Microsofts comprehensive and consistent programming model for building applications that have visually stunning user experiences, seamless and secure communication, and the capability to model a range of business processes.

The Microsoft .NET Framework 4 provides the following new features and improvements:
1. The .NET Framework 4 works side by side with the Framework version 3.5 SP1. Applications that are based on earlier versions of the Framework will continue to run on that version. Just a subset of functionality is shared by all versions of the Framework.
2. Innovations in the Visual Basic and C# languages, for example statement lambdas, implicit line continuations, dynamic dispatch, and named/optional parameters.
3. The ADO.NET Entity Framework, which simplifies how developers software against relational databases by raising the level of abstraction, has many new features. These includes persistence ignorance and POCO support, lazy loading, test-driven development support, functions in model, and new LINQ operators.

Enhancements to ASP.NET:
1. New JavaScript UI Templates and databinding abilities for AJAX.
2. New ASP.NET chart control.

Improvements in WPF:
1. Added support in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) for Windows 7 multi-touch, ribbon controls, and taskbar extensibility features.
2. Added support in WPF for Surface 2.0 SDK.
3. New line-of-business controls including charting control, smart edit, data grid, and others that improve the experience for developers who build data centric applications.
4. Improvements in performance and scalability.
5. Visual improvements in text clarity, layout pixel snapping, localization, and interoperability.
6. Improvements to Windows Workflow (WF) that let developers to better host and interact with workflows. These include an improved activity programming model, an improved designer experience, a new flowchart modeling style, an expanded activity palette, workflow-rules integration, and new message correlation features. The .NET Framework also offers significant performance gains for WF-based workflows.
7. Improvements to Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) such as support for WCF Workflow Services enabling workflow programs with messaging activities, correlation support, durable two-way communication and rich hosting abilities.
8. Additionally, .NET Framework 4 provides new WCF features such as service discovery, router service, simplified configuration and a number of improvements to queuing, REST support, diagnostics, and performance.
9. Innovative new parallel programming features such as parallel loop support, Task Parallel Library (TPL), Parallel LINQ (PLINQ), and coordination data structures which let developers harness the power of multi-core processors.
10. Additional Requirements for Server Installation

If you have to perform a server installation, your computer must have the following program in addition to the basic requirements:
1. Internet Information Services (IIS) version 6.0 or later. To access the features of ASP.NET, IIS with the latest security updates must be installed before the .NET Framework is installed. ASP.NET is supported only on Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 RC.
2. Recommended) Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 or later

Please Note: Most users do not have to perform a server installation. If you are unsure whether to perform a server installation, just perform a basic installation.

The .NET Framework 4 works side by side with older Framework versions. Applications that are based on earlier versions of the Framework will continue to run on the version targeted by default.

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