Lifecycle guide for runtime.win.System.Net.Sockets from Microsoft

All releases, patches, maintenance and support periods at a glance

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📅 Last update on 2026-03-06

What is runtime.win.System.Net.Sockets?

Automate product release and end-of-life management

Internal implementation package not meant for direct consumption. Please do not reference directly. Provides classes such as Socket, TcpClient and UdpClient, which enable developers to send and receive data over the network. Commonly Used Types: System.Net.Sockets.Socket System.Net.Sockets.SocketAsyncEventArgs System.Net.Sockets.LingerOption System.Net.Sockets.SocketAsyncOperation System.Net.Sockets.ProtocolType System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient System.Net.Sockets.SocketType System.Net.Sockets.UdpClient System.Net.Sockets.SocketShutdown When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.

The entire lifecycle of runtime.win.System.Net.Sockets

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of runtime.win.System.Net.Sockets. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.