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Re: Desktop Runtime ?

From	Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject	Re: Desktop Runtime ?
Date	2025-04-16 19:55 -0400
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On 4/16/2025 6:55 PM, casagiannoni@optonline.net wrote:

>> What are what two things?
> 
> Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtimr 6.0.36 (x64)
> Size 210.91 MB
> Version 6.0.36.34217
> 
> Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtimr 8.0.15 (x64)
> Size 217.09 MB
> Version 8.0.15.34718
> 

   That's interesting. I never noticed it before. I also have both.
But I have 7 and 8. They seem to be the .Net runtimes
7 and 8. I don't know why they call it a desktop runtime,
or even a runtime. They used to call it a framework. Apparently
it's desktop in the sense of being for "desktop software". Maybe
MS did that to cover the embarassing fact that .Net was
never designed for, and has never been well suited to, Desktop
software. Like Java, it's slow, bloated, JIT compiled, optimized
for RAD development of serverside applets.

     I just uninstalled v. 7 with no apparent
ill effects. Like any .Net runtime, whether you need it will depend
on what software you use. I never knowingly use .Net software,
but I may have tried some program that installed these without
asking.

  So, long story short, you shouldn't need them, but it's possible
that you're using .Net software developed with those version
numbers, so it would break if you remove the runtime. These
.Net libraries and ASP Core could also be connected with the Metro
applets, though Metro system settings still works fine for me
with #7 gone.

Looking in Windows\Insytaller I see that I have nearly 60 MB
in two MSI files that are both the 8.0.3 runtime installers, but
have slightly different dates and sizes. I'm repeatedly astonished
at how much bloated crap MS have stashed in Win10/11.

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Desktop Runtime ? casagiannoni@optonline.net - 2025-04-16 15:27 -0400
  Re: Desktop Runtime ? Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-04-16 15:33 -0400
    Re: Desktop Runtime ? casagiannoni@optonline.net - 2025-04-16 18:55 -0400
      Re: Desktop Runtime ? casagiannoni@optonline.net - 2025-04-16 18:58 -0400
      Re: Desktop Runtime ? casagiannoni@optonline.net - 2025-04-16 19:00 -0400
      Re: Desktop Runtime ? Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-04-16 19:55 -0400
        Re: Desktop Runtime ? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-17 00:24 -0400
          Re: Desktop Runtime ? Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-04-17 08:34 -0400
            Re: Desktop Runtime ? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-17 11:53 -0400
              Re: Desktop Runtime ? Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-04-17 13:55 -0400
          Re: Desktop Runtime ? "...winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-04-19 05:11 -0400
            Re: Desktop Runtime ? Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-04-19 07:29 -0400
              Re: Desktop Runtime ? "...winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-04-19 11:10 -0400
                Re: Desktop Runtime ? Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-04-19 12:11 -0400
                Re: Desktop Runtime ? "...winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-04-21 13:02 -0400
  Re: Desktop Runtime ? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-16 17:03 -0400
  Re: Desktop Runtime ? "...winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-04-16 19:28 -0400

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