Using virtual machines and test machines, check the support of .NET for various operating system versions.

After installing the operating system, install the corresponding runtime and be able to run Star Agent or Lucky Clover as the pass condition.

Test platform: VMware Workstation

Image source: MSDN I Tell You

References:

• .NET Framework Versions and Dependencies
• .NET Framework System Requirements

Install dotNet

Refer to 《[LuckyClover] New Life Team dotNet Installation Tool》

Standard conditions for runtime support

Star Agent

Represents complex business application software, heavily accessing the operating system, with HTTP internet interface access and LAN UDP communication functionality.

Lucky Clover

The C++ version of Lucky Clover supports all systems, but only supports installing net20/net40.

The .NET version of Lucky Clover depends on the .NET 2.0 runtime, supports detecting or installing all versions of .NET runtime. The .NET version of Lucky Clover also serves as the condition for detecting .NET runtime, published in multiple versions such as .NET2.0/.NET4.0/.NET4.5/.NET6.0/.NET8.0.

The AOT version of Lucky Clover is based on the .NET 9.0 runtime and is published independently, supporting all features of the .NET version of Lucky Clover.

Lucky AOT

Published independently based on net9-aot, only outputs assembly information. In the following test table, the AOT entry, if it does not support the AOT version of Lucky Clover (includes network functionality) and only supports Lucky AOT (only outputs text information), is marked as "Supported. Simple."

WinXP Series

• Win2003r2 needs to install net3.5sp1 first to support installing net2sp2, and cannot install net4.0 in advance
• KB893803 is Windows Installer 3.1
• KB942288 is Windows Installer 4.5
• AOT9 uses YY-Thunck, supports simple functions, does not support the network and encryption functions in the full Lucky Clover
• Mono3.2.3 is the last version that supports WindowsXP. "Simple .NET4.5" means it supports clover45.exe, but does not support StarAgent45, mainly because StarAgent heavily accesses system functions.
• Community friends report that after adding YY-Thunck to the Mono6 source code and compiling, it supports WindowsXP, but there are a few issues when running programs.
• The open-source project OCA (One-Core-Api), after installation, can install various versions of .NET runtime on WinApi, but running .NET applications is abnormal and processes crash.

Whether it's YY, OCA, or Mono, even if they can install the .NET runtime on Windows XP, they will still encounter errors due to system functions during runtime!

Win7/Vista Series

• After installing SP1 on Win7, you can install vc++2019, and then run AOT applications.
• net9 applications introduce the NuGet package VC-LTL, and then publish AOT, which can run directly on Win7 without SP1.
• Win7 can install net7, but it consumes a lot of memory. A blank application start takes at least 500M of memory. Microsoft officially says net7 does not support Win7.
• When installing net48 on Win7 SP1, KB3063858 is required, Clover automatically supports it.
• When installing net48 on Win7 and Win2008 R2, the certificate chain may need to be updated, Clover automatically supports it.
• Win7 cannot support net6/net8, mainly because it lacks api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll, the VC runtime requires VC2022, and the latest VC runtime depends on SP1. .NET applications introducing the NuGet package VC-LTL can bypass these dependencies.

Win8 Series

Win10/Win11 Series

Linux Series

Thanks to @_well for support on UOS, and thanks to @lindexi for support on Loongson.

.NET Framework Version History

Windows Built-in and Maximum Supported

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Author: 大石头 Published: 2025-10-14 03:12:20

• Author: 大石头
• Published: 2025-10-14 03:12:20
• Original link: .NET Support Status by Operating System Version (Updated 250707)