If you are a developer maintaining a legacy application, you should strongly consider upgrading the application to target .NET Framework 4.8.
If you try to install .NET 4.5 on Windows 10, the installation will fail or be blocked. This is because Windows 10 comes pre-installed with .NET Framework 4.6 (and newer versions up to 4.8 via Windows Update). net framework 4.5 offline installer
dotNetFx45_Full_x86_x64.exe Size: 68.0 MB Supported OS: Windows Vista SP2 – Windows 10 (original release), Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 – Server 2012 R2 If you are a developer maintaining a legacy
While Microsoft has removed the direct homepage link for 4.5 in favor of 4.8.1, the official redistributable packages are still hosted on the Microsoft Download Center or accessible via the Web Archive for legacy support. dotNetFx45_Full_x86_x64
To download the .NET Framework 4.5 offline installer, click on the following links: