Visual Studio 11 beta and .NET Framework 4.5 beta are now available for download

As announced on the Building Windows 8 blog and on Jason Zander’s blog among other places, a consumer preview of Windows 8 and beta versions of Visual Studio 11, the .NET Framework 4.5 and Team Foundation Server 11 are available for download.

Here are some links to help you get started downloading and using the Windows 8 Consumer Preview:

• Windows 8 Consumer Preview home page - https://preview.windows.com/
• Windows 8 Consumer Preview download page - https://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/download
• Windows Developer Center - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/

Here are some links to help you get started downloading and using the Visual Studio 11 beta and the .NET Framework 4.5 beta:

• Visual Studio 11 beta download page - https://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/11/en-us/downloads
• .NET Framework 4.5 beta download page - https://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=28978
• What’s new in the Visual Studio 11 beta - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb386063(v=VS.110).aspx
• What’s new in the .NET Framework 4.5 beta - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1d971dd7-10fc-4692-8dac-30ca308fc0fa(v=vs.110)

Comments

• Anonymous
  March 29, 2012
  Hi Aaron; can you please update your tools (.NET Framework Cleanup & .NET Framework Setup Verification) to the new Framework 4.5 Beta? Thanks...

• Anonymous
  March 29, 2012
  Hi Mauricio Sougarret - I will update the cleanup tool when the .NET Framework 4.5 is closer to shipping.  For now, it should work fine for you to use the entry in the Programs and Features control panel to uninstall the .NET Framework 4.5 beta.

• Anonymous
  April 23, 2012
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