Microsoft .NET 7.0 - Windows Server Hosting

It equips a Windows server to host web and server applications built with .NET by bringing the required hosting components together. As a metapackage, Microsoft .NET 7.0 - Windows Server Hosting coordinates those components into one hosting-oriented runtime setup.

The package includes the .NET runtime that executes .NET applications and the ASP.NET Core runtime for ASP.NET Core applications. It also provides ASP.NET Core Module v2 for IIS, allowing ASP.NET Core applications to run through Microsoft’s Internet Information Services web server. This combination supports both general .NET server workloads and IIS-based ASP.NET Core hosting.

It is intended for Windows server administrators who operate web applications and for developers preparing a Windows environment for ASP.NET Core software. Typical use includes preparing a server to run an existing .NET web application or establishing the runtime foundation for a server-side project. The broader .NET platform is a general-purpose development platform maintained by Microsoft and the .NET community on GitHub, with support across Windows, macOS, and Linux, while this package targets Windows Server Hosting specifically.

Published by Microsoft, version 7.0.20 is freeware in the System Tools category and runs on Windows.