jmoleary
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.Net Core Runtime vs .Net Core Desktop Runtime?

Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:49 pm

In the prerequisites section for Advanced Installer 16.9, among the many choices I have are both of the following:

".Net Core Desktop Runtime 3.1.0 x64"
".Net Core Runtime 3.1.0 x64"

What is the difference between these two?

RIght now I'm using the first one. But I'm seeing slightly different visual behavior in my installed WPF app when its installed on my Desktop PC vs when its installed on an MS Surface (both with the latest Windows 10 updates) so I'm trying to figure out if I might have the the wrong pre-requisites...

Catalin
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Re: .Net Core Runtime vs .Net Core Desktop Runtime?

Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:29 am

Hello,

The .NET Core Runtime contains just the components needed to run a console app. Typically, you'd also install either the ASP.NET Core Runtime or .NET Core Desktop Runtime with it.

The Desktop Runtime enables you to run existing Windows desktop applications. This release includes the .NET Core Runtime, you do not need to install it separately.

For more information about this, please reffer to the following Microsoft page:

Download .NET Core 3.1

Hope this helps.

Best regards,
Catalin
Catalin Gheorghe - Advanced Installer Team
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