: Acts as a highly compatible, in-place update for all versions from .NET 4.0 through 4.7.1.

the license terms and follow the prompts to complete the installation. Restart your computer if prompted to finalize the changes.

After downloading, the file should be . To ensure integrity (optional but recommended for IT pros), the SHA1 hash is: B97EE402CF1EEAFEEA5946FED318825B5D179CE6

If your installation gets blocked with an error about a missing D3DCompiler_47.dll , you must download and install this specific update first. Find it on the Microsoft Update Catalog (select the version for Windows 7). Microsoft Support 3. Upgrade Recommendation While 4.7.2 is fully supported on Windows 7 SP1, the latest supported version for this OS is actually .NET Framework 4.8