This article describes an update that the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 Language Pack is available for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. You must download and install the following .NET Framework 4.7 ENU Installer before you install the language packs:

Download the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 (offline installer)

About the .NET Framework 4.7 Language Pack

The .NET Framework 4.7 Language Pack contains localized resources for supported languages. It contains translated error messages and other UI text for languages other than English. If you do not install a language pack, this text is displayed in English. You can install multiple language packs on one computer, each for a different language. The .NET Framework 4.7 Language Pack is available on Windows Update and on Windows Server Update Service (WSUS). It will be offered as an  optional update on Windows Update. This update bundles the individual language packs for the 23 languages that are listed in the following table. Each of these language packs is installed as the listed corresponding article number instead of as KB3186606.

Language Pack KB article

.NET Framework 4.7 language pack for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

KB article number

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (ar)

3186540

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (zh-Hans)

3186541

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (zh-Hant)

3186543

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win 8.1 MSU (cs)

3186544

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win 8.1 MSU (da)

3186545

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (de)

3186546

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (el)

3186547

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (es)

3186548

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (fi)

3186549

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (fr)

3186550

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (he)

3186552

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (hu)

3186553

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (it)

3186554

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (ja)

3186555

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (ko)

3186556

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (nl)

3186557

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (no)

3186558

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (pl)

3186561

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (pt-br)

3186562

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (pt-pt)

3186563

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (ru)

3186564

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (sv)

3186565

.NET 4.7 RTM  Win8.1 MSU (tr)

3186566

Download Information

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:DownloadDownload the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 Language Pack (Offline Installer) For more information about the .NET Framework 4.7 offline installer, see KB3186497. For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, see How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services.

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More Information

For more information about the .NET Framework 4.7 and the .NET Framework Developer Center, see The .NET Framework 4.7.

Command-line switches for this update

For more information about the various command-line options that are supported by this update, see the "Command-Line options" section on the MSDN website the .NET Framework Deployment Guide for Developers.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you install this update. We recommend that you close all applications that are using the .NET Framework before you install this update.

Applies to

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

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