Today, we are excited to announce the seventh preview release of .NET 11! This release includes improvements across libraries, the .NET Runtime, SDK, C#, ASP.NET Core, .NET MAUI, Entity Framework Core, F#, and Windows Forms. Check out the linked release notes below and get started today.Download .NET 11 Preview 7This release contains the following improvements.LibrariesIEEE 754 decimal floating-point typesGeneric Complex\HTTP request compressionConfigurable HTTP connection evictionDNS record resolution APIsZIP archive password supportMore ZIP creation, extraction, and metadata APIsOrdinal casing APIsPolymorphism inference for closed type hierarchies in System.Text.JsonAsynchronous ChangeToken.OnChangeSee all library updatesRuntimeRuntime-async tiering and tail-await optimizationsCoreCLR on WebAssembly runs the libraries test suiteJIT and code generationNativeAOTRuntime diagnosticsSee all runtime updates SDKNativeAOT dotnet CLI is now enabled by defaultMSBuild server is enabled by defaultdotnet test adds run-level --timeout and --maximum-failed-testsdotnet test supports Microsoft.Build.Traversal projectsdotnet test reporter improvements on Microsoft.Testing.Platformdotnet test gains .NET MAUI device and environment supportFile-based apps get dotnet reference and up-to-date-check fixesContainer publishing prefers platform-native local runtimes.NET tool packaging supports custom RID matricesSee all SDK updatesC#Labeled break and continueUnion patterns match the union or its valueExhaustiveness for type parameters constrained to a closed typeUnsafe Evolution: compat mode and nameofSee all C# updates ASP.NET CoreAuto pause Blazor circuits on inactivityCache Blazor SSR output with CacheViewNew Blazor analyzersQuickGrid supports InitialItemIndex and ScrollToItemAsyncwasm-tools uses Emscripten 6Razor accepts literal attributes for union-typed component parametersValidation localization is built inSignalR .NET client supports auth refresh after redirectsOpenAPI Server-Sent Events in OpenAPI 3.2TLS channel-binding token access from ITlsConnectionFeatureSee all ASP.NET Core updates .NET MAUICross-platform passkey authenticationXAML Incremental Hot ReloadShell route templatesAOT-safe RelativeSource bindingsThird-party platform backendsTabbedPage adopts handlers on Apple platformsPlatform-specific capabilities.NET for AndroidApple platforms (.NET for iOS, Mac Catalyst, macOS, tvOS)See all .NET MAUI updates Entity Framework CoreLINQ query translation improvementsAzure Cosmos DB provider improvementsMigrations improvementsHalf type support on SQLiteSee all EF Core updatesF#Computation expression bindings inside a plain let RHSAttributes resolve inside recursive modules and namespacesClearer diagnostic for generic attribute type abbreviationsCorrect StructLayout size emission for data-less struct unionsSee all F# updates Windows FormsOpt in to .NET 11 visual stylesReact to system visual settingsAvoid white dark-mode flashes — deferred form revealingSuspend painting during bulk control mutations (location, size changes)Toggle-switch appearance for CheckBox, RadioButtonSee all Windows Forms updates Get startedTo get started with .NET 11, install the .NET 11 SDK.If you’re on Windows using Visual Studio, we recommend installing the latest Visual Studio 2026 Insiders. You can also use Visual Studio Code and the C# Dev Kit extension with .NET 11.The post .NET 11 Preview 7 is now available! appeared first on .NET Blog.