.NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile vs .NET Framework 4.0

Question

When I started new .NET Console Application in VS2010, By default Target Framework was set to .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile, what is the difference between .NET Framewor

Answer 1

Come from Microsoft MSDN

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Project Templates that Target the .NET Framework Client Profile

Several project templates in Visual Studio 2010 target the .NET Framework 4 Client Profile. The following is a list of the project templates in Visual Studio 2010 that target the .NET Framework 4 Client Profile by default. All other projects target the .NET Framework 4 by default.

Windows

• WPF Application

• WPF Browser Application

• WPF Custom Control Library

• WPF User Control Library

• Windows Forms Application

• Windows Forms Control Library

• Console Application

• Empty Project

• Window Service

Office

• All Office 2007 and Office 2010
• project templates

WCF

• WCF Service Library

Workflow

• Activity Designer Library

• Activity Library

• Workflow Console Application

Visual F#

• F# Application

• F# Tutorial