As the life of an operating system of the power of Windows 10 passes, many of its functions do not stop growing. This is the case, for example, with Windows Update , which already helps us with Windows updates and many other elements.
Keep in mind that for the operating system as such to work optimally, it needs many other software elements to be effective. Also not only that, but at the same time, these components that we are talking about have to be duly updated and up to date. And we are not referring only to their functionality, but for security reasons, it is also advisable to have the most recent versions of all the software that we use.
We tell you all this so that we get a rough idea of the importance of the role that the aforementioned Windows Update function has right now. Despite its problems when it comes to receiving Windows 10 updates, it is expected to continue to grow in use.
We tell you all this because this is a section of the Redmond system vital for the operation of what we want to talk about in these lines. Specifically, we refer to the component known as the .NET Framework and the importance it has in Windows.
What is the .NET Framework
Well, as we say, this is a software component that we usually find in Windows. In fact, it has been with us for a long time, although we have not realized it, and we do not even know what it is for. Well, to give us a rough idea, when we talk about the .NET Framework, we refer to an independent software component that we can find in the different versions of Windows.
Thus, it provides the firm with simpler programming for projects related to networks and the Internet. In addition, this is something that is independent of the hardware platform used. At the same time, this package adds already coded solutions to the system to cover the needs of certain programs and functions . For all this, at the moment and for a long time Microsoft wants applications for Windows in this sense to be based on the .NET Framework.
With all this, the aim is to create a simple software development framework that at the same time reduces possible vulnerabilities. This is something that is achieved by increasing the security of the programs developed under this circumstance.
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In short, here we find a set of APIs or application programming interfaces and a code library. All this is used by developers when creating programs for Windows. One of the main benefits of this is that it avoids having to write the project code from scratch. As you can imagine, all of this makes the creation of new programs and functions for Windows much easier and faster. So by focusing on network and Internet-related developments, new features and enhancements come to us sooner, and work more effectively.
Because of course, we must bear in mind that this is not only used by developers external to the operating system, but also by Microsoft itself to continue improving its product. Therefore, we must first have the .NET Framework to use certain applications and functions on Windows. In addition and as is usual with all the software we use, this must be duly updated, otherwise the execution of some programs may not work.
Always keep .NET Framework up to date
Well, in the same way that Windows is an operating system that does not stop growing, with the programs that we install in it, the same thing happens. That is why the updates that reach both elements are constant, both security and functional. For this same reason, platforms and software supports such as the one we are describing here, .NET Framework, must also be updated at all times. Otherwise we could find certain errors or incompatibilities.
At this point, it is worth mentioning that when updating this component that we have been talking about in these lines, we have two ways to achieve it. We must bear in mind that all this is already integrated into the operating system itself when we install it on the PC, but it needs updates. So going back to what we were, say that on the one hand we always have the possibility of accessing the official page of Microsoft itself to download the installer.
Manually update the .NET Framework
Logically this will correspond to the latest version released by Redmond of the .NET Framework. First of all, in case you want to know in detail the compatibility of each of its versions, you can do it from this link .
At the same time, and in order to download the most recent version manually, we can also use Microsoft’s servers. Therefore we will only have to access this link from our favorite Internet browser .
It is worth mentioning that from here what we really do is download the installer as such, which is in the form of a conventional executable. In this way, we will have the possibility to install the most recent version of the software suite at any time.
How to update automatically
But this that we have described to you, manually, is not always going to be necessary. This is because if we keep the Windows update functions by default, the Windows Update function that we talked about before, will help us in all this. To check if we are receiving them, we just have to follow a series of simple steps. The first thing will be to open the Windows Configuration application with Win + I , to place ourselves in the Update and security option. After this, we go to the Windows Update section, where we already find the link See update history.
Therefore, here we can already see how the system itself, through the aforementioned Windows Update, ensures that we stay updated in this regard.