SharePoint 2013/2016/2019 and .NET framework 4.8

.NET framework has been released a long time ago but ever now and than I receive a question about supportability of a specific SharePoint version with .NET framework 4.8.

So for your reference: SharePoint 2013, 2016, and 2019 are supported with .NET Framework 4.8.

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  1. Is there any prove in official MS docs that SharePoint 2019 installed on machine with .NET Framework 4.8 are officially supported?

    Your statement “SharePoint 2013, 2016, and 2019 are supported with .NET Framework 4.8″slightly contradict with blog header “All Posts provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no rights.
    The opinions and views expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily state or reflect those of Microsoft.” 😉

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    1. Hi Sergey,
      I’m not aware of public documentation of this fact but the information here is reliable.
      Cheers,
      Stefan

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  2. Thanks Stefan. Microsoft has announced that 4.6.x and below will be EOL 4/2022. Would it be Best Practice to install 4.8 and remove versions < 4.8 on SP FE and APP servers?

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    1. Hi,
      .NET 4 has inplace upgrade. With other words only the most recent .NET version will be installed on a machine.
      Yes, you should upgrade .NET 4 to the most recent version.
      Cheers,
      Stefan

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  3. Hi, I know it’s late but, can I simply install 4.8 on the server without rebuilding my applications targeting to 4.8? My applications are targeting 4.5. Thank you

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  4. Hi Stefan, I wish I can get you, God willing, I have a question to the related post, what if I have SP 2016 environment using .Net 4.5 framework on application and SQL servers, I have to upgrade to .Net 4.8, in this case, do I have to reinstall SP or I can do it in the same environment? Thanks in advance

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    1. Hi Muhammad,
      no need to reinstall SharePoint for this .NET upgrade.
      You can do it in the same environment.
      Cheers,
      Stefan

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  5. Thanks a lot Stefan, so to be sure, just download and install .Net framework 4.8 manually without changing anything, God willing, am I right?

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    1. Yes. Be aware that you should do it in a maintencance window to accomodate for a machine restart.

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      1. For both SQL 2014 and Application servers?

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        1. Hi Muhammad, I’m not an SQL expert – so I cannot give you a 100% answer on this.
          I would suggest to evaluate this in a test environment before applying in production.

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