14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has updated the .NET Framework lifecycle page to reveal that starting with Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019, version 3.5 is considered a stand-alone product and would thus receive support until 2028.
In the previous versions of Windows 10, .NET Framework was being serviced as an integrated component of the operating system, so its support came to an end when Microsoft also pulled the plug on each Windows 10 release.
But beginning with Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018 Update), .NET Framework 3.5 becomes a stand-alone product, which means it’ll get 5 years of mainstream support and 5 years of extended support. This means security updates will be shipped until October 2028.
“On operating systems prior to Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019, .NET 3.5 SP1 assumes the same lifecycle policy as the underlying OS on which it is installed,” Microsoft explains.
Windows 10 version 1809 rollout on hold
In other words, if you’re running any other Windows 10 version than October 2018 Update, .NET Framework 3.5 would stop getting updates when the operating system also reaches the end of support. The only Windows 10 versions still getting updates right now are Fall Creators Update, April 2018 Update, and October 2018 Update.
Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703) reached the end of support this month and no new security updates would be released. All the other Windows 10 versions would continue to be served as part of the LTSC branch for Education and Enterprise SKUs.
The rollout of Windows 10 October 2018 Update has been suspended after Microsoft discovered a critical bug leading to the removal of user files. A fix has already been developed and it is currently being tested with help from insiders, but no ETA has been provided as to when the company would begin shipping the update to users worldwide once again.
Via gHacks