I may be misreading your comment, but in case you're not aware .NET 5 supports Windows 7 as a deployment platform: https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/rele

I may be misreading your comment, but in case you're not aware .NET 5 supports Windows 7 as a deployment platform: https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/5.0/5.0-supported-os.md https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/5.0/5... And it does not specifically require any paid extended support contract from Microsoft to actually install and run.