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Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile for Windows

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This profile offers a streamlined subset of .NET Framework 4, focusing on rapid deployment for WPF and Windows Forms client applications. It enhances core runtime and library features.

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  • Pros

    • Enables fastest deployment for WPF and Windows Forms.
    • Includes improvements to CLR and BCL.
    • Adds new memory mapped file and numeric types.
    • Supports Windows 7 features like multi-touch and ribbon controls.
    • Integrates WCF Data Services and Entity Framework for data access.

  • Cons

    • It is a subset of the full .NET Framework 4.
    • May not include all advanced features of the full framework.
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Full Specifications

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Release
Latest update
Version
4
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 2003
  • Windows 10
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows Server
Additional Requirements
None
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Enable deployment for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Windows Forms technology.
The Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile provides a subset of features from the .NET Framework 4. The Client Profile is designed to run client applications and to enable the fastest possible deployment for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Windows Forms technology. It provides improvements in Common Language Runtime (CLR) and Base Class Library (BCL), new memory mapped file and numeric types, innovations in the Visual Basic and C# languages, and support for Windows 7 multi-touch, ribbon controls, taskbar extensibility features, and Surface 2.0 SDK. WCF Data Services is a component of the .NET Framework that enables to create REST-based services and applications that use the Open Data Protocol (OData) to expose and consume data over the Web. The Entity Framework enables developers to program against relational databases using .NET objects and Language Integrated Query (LINQ).
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