.NET Framework Multi-Targeting Packs and SDK’s for Visual Studio 2012
Learn more about .NET Targeting Packs.
The following targeting packs are available for download by developers using Visual Studio 2012. These targeting packs may also include Visual Studio updates. In order to develop an application for a given .NET Framework runtime version, you will typically need to have both the targeting pack and the corresponding runtime version installed on the machine. In order to run the application, you will just need to ensure that the appropriate .NET Framework runtime is installed on the machine. The requirements for all various targetable versions of .NET are described in the tables below.
Targeting Packs
Windows Azure Targeting Packs
| Target Framework Version | Targeting Pack Download | Framework Download |
| Windows Azure SDK | Windows Azure SDK for .NET | Included in Windows Azure |
.NET Framework 4.5 Targeting Packs
| Target Framework Version | Targeting Pack Download | Framework Download |
| Windows Store App | Included in Visual Studio 2012 | Included in and only available on Windows 8. |
| .NET Framework 4.5 | Included in Visual Studio 2012 | .NET Framework 4.5 Runtime |
| Portable Class Library | Included in Visual Studio 2012 |
Phone Targeting Packs
| Target Framework Version | Targeting Pack Download | Framework Download |
| Windows Phone 8 | Windows Phone SDK 8.0 | Included in Windows Phone |
.NET Framework 4 Targeting Packs
| Target Framework Version | Targeting Pack Download | Framework Download |
| .NET Framework 4.0.3 | .NET Framework 4.0.3 Targeting Pack | .NET Framework 4.0.3 Runtime |
| .NET Framework 4.0.2 | .NET Framework 4.0.2 Targeting Pack | .NET Framework 4.0.2 Runtime |
| .NET Framework 4.0.1 | .NET Framework 4.0.1 Targeting Pack | .NET Framework 4.0.1 Runtime |
| .NET Framework 4 Client Profile | Included in Visual Studio 2012 | .NET Framework 4 Client Runtime |
| .NET Framework 4 | Included in Visual Studio 2012 | .NET Framework 4 Runtime |
.NET Framework 3.5 Targeting Packs
| Target Framework Version | Targeting Pack Download | Framework Download |
| .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0/3.0) | Included in Visual Studio 2012 | .NET 3.5 SP1 Runtime (for Win7, Vista, and XP OS platforms) On Windows 8, use “Turn Windows features on or off” to enable .NET Framework 3.5 runtime. |
Silverlight Targeting Packs
| Target Framework Version | Targeting Pack Download | Framework Download |
| Silverlight 5 | Included in Visual Studio 2012 | Silverlight 5 Runtime |
XBOX Targeting Packs
| Target Framework Version | Targeting Pack Download | Framework Download |
| XBOX 360 | XNA Game Studio 4.0 |
