This article describes the .NET Framework 4.6 Preview Language Pack (offline installer) that is available for Windows. You must download and install the .NET Framework 4.6 Preview (offline installer) prior to installing the language packs. You can find the .NET Framework 4.6 Preview (offline installer) here. To obtain the .NET Framework 4.6 Preview Language Pack (offline installer) and for more information, go to the More Information section.

About the .NET Framework 4.6 Preview Language Pack (offline installer)

The Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 Preview 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 pack is for a different language.

More Information

This update is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:DownloadDownload the package now.For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. For more information about the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 Preview, see What’s new in the .NET Framework 4.6 Preview?.This version of the .NET Framework runs side-by-side together with the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and earlier versions. However, it performs an in-place update for the .NET Framework 4, the .NET Framework 4.5, the .NET Framework 4.5.1, and the .NET Framework 4.5.2.

Command-line options for this update

For more information about the various command-line options that are supported by this update, go to the "Command-Line Options" section of the .NET Framework Deployment Guide for Developers.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you install this software if any affected files are being used. We recommend that you close all applications that are using the .NET Framework before you apply this update.

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