# .NET Framework 4.6 Release Notes

You can learn about the changes made in the .NET Framework 4.6.

- [.NET Framework 4.6 announcement blog post](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2015/07/20/announcing-net-framework-4-6/)
- [What's new in the .NET Framework 4.6](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/articles/framework/whats-new/index#v46)
- [Release notes](dotnet46-changes.md)
- [Application compatibility](../../Documentation/compatibility/README.md#net-framework-46)
- [API changes](dotnet46-api-changes.md)
- [Reference Source](https://github.com/Microsoft/referencesource/commit/ec178a5e7deb87a9cc7e0982ee32b7d965735b16)
- [Known issues](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3047761/known-issues-for-the-.net-framework-4.6)

# Release Notes by Product Area

- [ASP.NET](dotnet46-changes.md#aspnet)
- [BCL](dotnet46-changes.md#bcl)
- [CLR](dotnet46-changes.md#clr)
- [Entity Framework](dotnet46-changes.md#entity-framework)
- [WCF](dotnet46-changes.md#wcf)
- [Windows Forms](dotnet46-changes.md#windows-forms)
- [Workflow](dotnet46-changes.md#workflow)
- [WPF](dotnet46-changes.md#wpf)