What's new in .NET Framework Cleanup Tool 17-05-2018

May 18, 2018
  • Added support for cleaning up the .NET Framework 4.7.2.

New in .NET Framework Cleanup Tool 21-11-2017 (Nov 25, 2017)

  • Added support for cleaning up the .NET Framework 4.7.1. Added a confirmation dialog before starting a cleanup operation in the UI.

New in .NET Framework Cleanup Tool 25-05-2017 (Nov 25, 2017)

  • Added support for cleaning up the .NET Framework 4.7.

New in .NET Framework Cleanup Tool 26-10-2016 (Mar 21, 2017)

  • Added support for cleaning up the .NET Framework 4.6.2.

New in .NET Framework Cleanup Tool 18-12-2015 (Dec 29, 2015)

  • Added support for cleaning up the .NET Framework 4.6.1.

New in .NET Framework Cleanup Tool 31-07-2015 (Oct 27, 2015)

  • Added support for cleaning up the .NET Framework 4.6. Updated tool to allow it to differentiate between Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

New in .NET Framework Cleanup Tool 6.0.3790.0 (Oct 28, 2013)

  • Added support for cleaning up the .NET Framework 4.5.1.

New in .NET Framework Cleanup Tool 09-10-2011 (Mar 14, 2012)

  • Added a command line switch to allow users to force the cleanup of a version of the .NET Framework even if OS conditions normally would prevent it. This is an intentionally undocumented switch and should only be used in rare cases where the user understands the repercussions.

New in .NET Framework Cleanup Tool 09-12-2009 (Mar 5, 2010)

  • Added logic to treat some types of errors as warnings so the tool will not report failure in some specific scenarios. Added some new files and registry keys to be removed during .NET Framework 3.0 and 3.5 cleanup steps.

New in .NET Framework Cleanup Tool 30-11-2009 (Mar 5, 2010)

  • Fixed some problems removing registry values that control what products appear in Add/Remove Programs.

New in .NET Framework Cleanup Tool 29-10-2009 (Mar 5, 2010)

  • Fixed a removal problem related to VC++ runtime files in the %windir%\winsxs directory on some operating systems.

New in .NET Framework Cleanup Tool 27-10-2009 (Mar 5, 2010)

  • Fixed a removal problem related to VC++ runtime files on Win9x and Windows 2000.

New in .NET Framework Cleanup Tool 24-07-2009 (Jul 28, 2009)

  • Added logic to correctly cleanup the .NET Framework onWindows 7.
  • Added detection and logging for the .NET Framework 4.
  • Prevent cleanup of mscoree.dll on Vista and higher.

New in .NET Framework Cleanup Tool 26-11-2008 (Dec 16, 2008)

  • Fixed a logic problem that caused the cleanup tool to not delete 32-bit registry values on 64-bit versions of Windows.