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The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) can be used to perform file transfers to and from the local computer to a remote server. SocketTools includes components for both protocols, and their interface was designed to make them interchangeable with one another.

Microsoft has made the first build of Windows 11 available, and we have been evaluating it with SocketTools to check for any potential compatibility issues.

The SocketTools Subscription is a comprehensive collection of every component included with SocketTools, and is compatible with virtually every major development tool available for the Windows platform.

If you're familiar with Linux distributions, one of the things you learn to use early on is a package manager. These are utilities with names like apt, dpkg, yum and dnf which are used to install and update software installed on the system. There is now an official package manager available for the Windows platform.

Windows will normally prefer to use IPv6 instead of IPv4 if the local system has been configured with IPv6 enabled and the system you want to connect with has an IPv6 address assigned in its DNS record. However, there may be situations where you want the system to prioritize IPv4 instead.

Microsoft has released .NET 5.0 and it is available with Visual Studio 2019 16.8.3 and later versions. Use the Visual Studio Installer to check what version you have installed and update to the current release. .NET 5.0 was a short-term release and reached end-of-support on May 8, 2022. SocketTools .NET 10 Build 1260 and later

Note: The Visual Studio 2022 Preview was released on 17 June 2021 and is available for download. Microsoft has announced the next major version of Visual Studio, with the first preview being available this summer. Visual Studio 2022 will be fully 64-bit, include support for .NET 6.0 and the latest standards for C# and C++.

Microsoft discontinued technical support for Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015 and support for Windows Server 2003 R2 ended on October 9, 2016. This operating system no longer receives updates and it has been our general policy to end support for platforms that are no longer supported by Microsoft.

Microsoft discontinued technical support for Windows Server 2008 on January 14, 2020. However, Windows Server 2008 R2 will continue to be supported. This operating system no longer receives updates and it has been our general policy to end support for platforms that are no longer supported by Microsoft.

Microsoft discontinued technical support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014 and Windows Vista reached end-of-support on April 11, 2017. These operating systems no longer receive updates and it has been our general policy to end support for platforms that are no longer supported by Microsoft.