Legacy Update: Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system that is running the Microsoft .NET Framework and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

• A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system that is running the Microsoft .NET Framework and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

Files

Status: Deleted This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to August 2020.

File	Size
NDP20SP2-KB983583-IA64.exe SHA1: 0544108bd3f765d83c4bba436835e9ea5426680d	29.95 MB
NDP20SP2-KB983583-x64.exe SHA1: 6752567dc004e049963d724b932f8cdef3a814de	24.29 MB
NDP20SP2-KB983583-x86.exe SHA1: e07dbd2a8068928240f061cb7f9741e8bef07c39	11.09 MB

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  Note: More information about Service Pack levels currently supported for the platforms listed above can be found in the following page: Microsoft Product Support Lifecycle.

• 1. Click the Download button on this page to start the download, or select a different language from the Change language drop-down list and click Change.
  2. Do one of the following:
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  • To cancel the installation, click Cancel.