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I've been doing a lot of reading of Microsoft blog posts relating to .NET Core 3, but none of them mention the Windows version requirements, which is leading to a lot of comments querying whether Windows 7 will be supported?
I did find a quote from Rich Lander in this theregister.co.uk article:
Lander says "Windows 7 is supported with .NET Core 2. We haven’t locked the OS matrix for .NET Core 3, but we don’t have any specific plans on changing it."
Is there a definitive statement on Windows 7 support .NET Core 3 from Microsoft anywhere?
PS: I appreciate that Windows 7 is End of Life, but I'm also mindful that XP's extended support period was lengthened. Judging by the number of our clients who are still running Windows 7 it seems possible that Win 7 might get an extension too.
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Just came across this table in the dotnet core GitHub repo which suggests that Windows 7 is indeed supported for .NET Core 3.0: Windows 7 is also still supported in NET Core 3.1 Show activity on this post. You can also run .NET Core on Windows 7 SP0 if you install KB2533623 (~1MB).
The .NET Framework 4.5 and later versions are backward-compatible with apps that were built with earlier versions of the .NET Framework. In other words, apps and components built with previous versions will work without modification on the .NET Framework 4.5 and later versions.
.NET Core 3 and Support for Windows Desktop Applications. The highlight of .NET Core 3 is support for Windows desktop applications, specifically Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Framework (WPF), and UWP XAML. You will be able to run new and existing Windows desktop applications on .NET Core and enjoy all the benefits that .NET Core has to offer.
Backward compatibility and the .NET Framework. The .NET Framework 4.5 and later versions are backward-compatible with apps that were built with earlier versions of the .NET Framework. In other words, apps and components built with previous versions will work without modification on the .NET Framework 4.5 and later versions.
Just came across this table in the dotnet core GitHub repo which suggests that Windows 7 is indeed supported for .NET Core 3.0:
Windows 7 is also still supported in NET Core 3.1
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