The confusion stems from the history of the .NET Framework family tree. For years, versions incremented logically (3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5). However, the progression stopped at (released August 2022).
: The latest version for Windows 10 (20H2+) and Windows 11. It includes native support for Arm64 and accessibility improvements. .NET Framework 4.8 net+framework+49+offline+installer+for+windows+exclusive