.NET 7 framework does not show up in Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4

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After a long absence of C# I re-installed Visual Studio Community Version 2022 17.4.3.

Then I installed dotnet-sdk-7.0.101-win-x64.

Then I try to start a new console .NET application but I don't have the option to chose the .NET 7 framework. It goes only to up to to 4.8. Is that normal? What should I do to make version 7 visible?

Pay attention to the project template you selected to get started. You picked one with ".NET Framework" in its name, gives you the legacy framework choices. You want one with just ".NET" in its name. — Hans Passant, Dec 27 '22 at 14:08

score 8 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 14 '23 at 14:17

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Manually update Visual Studio 2022 to the latest version.

For some reason it doesn't automatically update to 17.5.x, which is required for .NET 7.0

edited Apr 14 '23 at 14:17

Matas Vaitkevicius

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answered Apr 11 '23 at 05:34

MGOwen

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what's the easiest way to update from 17.1 without downloading entire package of vs2022? – Philipp Munin Apr 24 '23 at 13:07
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@PhilippMunin go to Help tab -> Check for Updates – mhld Jun 05 '23 at 10:07

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 27 '22 at 14:17

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When creating an application be sure to select correct template - Console App (without additional remarks):

You have selected a template targeting .NET Framework which does not allow targeting .NET (i.e. .NET Core) runtime by default.

answered Dec 27 '22 at 14:17

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.NET 7 framework does not show up in Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4

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