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Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1 and .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2

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  • Version: 4.5/4.5.1/4.5.2
  • Category: Security Patch
  • Language: English

A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.

  • A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this update, you may have to restart your system.
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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.

FileSize
Windows8.1-KB2978126-arm.msu
SHA1: 6c9284960ae0b877def9f8335499d8fa22bed1d0
505 KB
Windows8.1-KB2978126-x64.msu
SHA1: 2d0507307c8873fefbfd0d236c2956f7bf03eaf8
727 KB
Windows8.1-KB2978126-x86.msu
SHA1: 7781fac873bfaf65e7bdb7d4327e5c96d8143d83
636 KB

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2

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