Targeted .NET Framework version change

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Mario picture Mario · Mar 31, 2014 · Viewed 10.3k times · Source

How do I go about changing the version for the targeted version of the .NET Framework from 4.5.1 to 4.5 in Visual Studio 2012?

Answer

Chris picture Chris · Mar 31, 2014

You can usually select your desired target framework within the application properties. Your setup may be slightly different, my Visual Studio installation is using the C# development settings by default, and the example image below is from a WPF project (on the off chance yours is different).

Either right-click on your project in the Solution Explorer and select Properties->Application, or select Properties from the main toolbar in Visual Studio, and select the Application tab. You should be able to select the target framework.

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If you can't select the particular framework you're after, the issue may be slightly different.

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