For Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 (64-bit):

For Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit):


Released in 2005, .NET Framework 2.0 introduced foundational technologies that are now standard: generics, anonymous methods, and the System.Collections.Generic namespace. It was a major leap from version 1.1 and became the backbone for thousands of applications.

No. .NET Framework 4.x runs side-by-side with 2.0. They are separate CLRs. Installing .NET 4.8 does not enable .NET 2.0.