Hello,
The installer we provide for .NET core is the following:
windowsdesktop-runtime-7.0.9-win-x64.exe
The following Microsoft update cooresponds to this .NET Core version:
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=724d0dae-699b-47ce-9a20-7b8ee12e3987#InstallDetails
This update contains the following installers:
(If you click on the following link, then click "Download" next to the installer, you will see the files included with this update: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=.NET%207.0.9%20x64%20Client )
This leads me to believe that Microsoft is actually patching .NET Core 7 with these updates, as the same installers are included. In fact, Microsoft bundles a lot of installers with their patches. I have looked at the applicability rules that Microsoft uses for these bundles in the past, and they will only install the proper installs based on what is already on the device.
The installer we provide for .NET core is the following:
windowsdesktop-runtime-7.0.9-win-x64.exe
The following Microsoft update cooresponds to this .NET Core version:
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=724d0dae-699b-47ce-9a20-7b8ee12e3987#InstallDetails
This update contains the following installers:
- dotnet-sdk-7.0.109-win-x86_92c1b51685027fc5319083a535dbdeacf46fa5d9.exe
- dotnet-sdk-7.0.306-win-x86_a176c4f6917dd358c201829663c0c6de2094ef8d.exe
- dotnet-sdk-7.0.306-win-x64_01f6ea89b603053b91320cdf2a44476ae70fc919.exe
- aspnetcore-runtime-7.0.9-win-x64_520293403e037687490b15d9dbd2853072b5fc6b.exe
- dotnet-hosting-7.0.9-win_87826fe545068398fb96f1275b6e2eb4d35a4518.exe
- dotnet-sdk-7.0.109-win-x64_c1b86fbac59093001b627fc562025376ed5f70ab.exe
- aspnetcore-runtime-7.0.9-win-x86_de4e6321bee8984c0455c32edbfe6c5f9dbc160e.exe
- dotnet-runtime-7.0.9-win-x64_afe58c029fbe7db706be3ea606393b63b515a13f.exe
- windowsdesktop-runtime-7.0.9-win-x64_e07648b263ec9ec93cc5d8b0fc79ffd098c965fc.exe
- windowsdesktop-runtime-7.0.9-win-x86_9bea7d769edf160d967b8efe3710bd65e6e3a688.exe
- dotnet-runtime-7.0.9-win-x86_151a438e7dd6bc2ded98afa714bc966d905e3c0f.exe
(If you click on the following link, then click "Download" next to the installer, you will see the files included with this update: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=.NET%207.0.9%20x64%20Client )
This leads me to believe that Microsoft is actually patching .NET Core 7 with these updates, as the same installers are included. In fact, Microsoft bundles a lot of installers with their patches. I have looked at the applicability rules that Microsoft uses for these bundles in the past, and they will only install the proper installs based on what is already on the device.