Business
Jobs
  • About Us
  • Solutions
    • Job Postings
      Post your job and receive qualified candidates in 48h.
    • Candidate Assessments
      500+ technical and psychological tests, plus anti-fraud.
    • Headhunting
      Tailor-made executive search from start to finish.
    • Payroll + EOR
      Payroll dispersal and EOR across 15+ LATAM countries.
  • Pricing
  • Jobs

0

1.5K
Views
How to change .NET version in Visual Studio 2019 to .NET Framework 4.7.2?

how can I change the .NET to .NET Framework 4.7.2 i am really struggeling since 2 days now. I am doing a WinFormApp and can only use .NET 5 or .NET Core 3.1 but i need .NET Framework 4.7.2 for another Framework. Already installed it through [Microsoft] but it dont appear there to select.

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo
2 answers
Answer question

0

You don't need to "restart a project" to target .NET Framework. You just need to use the appropriate TargetFramework element in the csproj file.

Here's an example for a Windows Forms application targeting .NET Framework 4.7.2:

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>net472</TargetFramework>
    <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
  </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

If you create a .NET Core 3.1 or .NET 5 project, you can just edit the .csproj file to specify .NET Framework as the target framework - no need to start from scratch.

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report

0

Well, as your main application is .NET Core, it's running on a core CLR. It cannot be changed to a non-core CLR project. You would need to restart a project if there is no way of achieving the goal you need.

If you also need the .NET Core application for whatever reason, I would recommend using an API call to communicate between the two applications or another method of communication which isn't with the project itself.

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report
Answer question
Find remote jobs

Discover the new way to find a job!

Top jobs
Top job categories
Business
Post vacancy Pricing Sales
Legal
Terms and conditions Privacy policy
© 2026 PeakU Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Andres GPT
Show me some job opportunities
There's an error!