Additionally, if you don't want to download the whole Redistributable package from Microsoft (thus skipping steps 1-3), download only the CAB file for .NET Compact Framework 3.5 from MoDaCo.

The above steps will uninstall Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 or higher version from your computer. After uninstalling it, restart your computer and then install .NET Framework 3.5.

Versions of Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 still rely on the .NET Framework 3.5.

Beginning with .Net Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1, Microsoft changed the relationship to be a component, so the support lifecycle becomes the same as the underlying Windows operating system’s ...

Its lifecycle is still based on Microsoft's old policy. That is, the product lifecycle of .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 is still based the underlying Windows product lifecycle and will lose ...

Microsoft is also claiming that developers likely won't have to recompile or rebuild their applications after upgrading the .NET Framework -- at least when using .NET Framework versions 4.5.2, 4.6 and ...

Microsoft issued a reminder to organizations today that it will be ending product support next month for .NET Framework versions 4, 4.5 and 4.5.1.

Microsoft sent a warning that versions 4, 4.5 and 4.5.1 of .NET Framework will be losing product support in January.