.NET Framework 4.0 may require certain Windows updates to be installed on your system first.

Once the download is complete, navigate to the location where you saved the file. Right-click the dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe file and select from the context menu. This ensures the installer has the necessary system permissions to complete the installation successfully.

Windows Installer 3.1 or later must be active on the host machine. Step-by-Step Installation Guide

Improved Windows Presentation Foundation capabilities. Language Support: Updated support for Visual Basic and C#.

The identifier refers to the exact release version of the Common Language Runtime (CLR) introduced alongside the definitive release of .NET Framework 4.0. This iteration functions alongside older versions of the framework, safeguarding legacy operational stability.

While many apps specifically request .NET 4.0.30319, it is worth noting that is the final version supported on Windows 7 SP1.

Read and accept the Microsoft Software License Terms, then click .

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Tor

Tor is an encrypted anonymising network that makes it harder to intercept internet communications, or see where communications are coming from or going to.

In order to use the WikiLeaks public submission system as detailed above you can download the Tor Browser Bundle, which is a Firefox-like browser available for Windows, Mac OS X and GNU/Linux and pre-configured to connect using the anonymising system Tor.

Tails

If you are at high risk and you have the capacity to do so, you can also access the submission system through a secure operating system called Tails. Tails is an operating system launched from a USB stick or a DVD that aim to leaves no traces when the computer is shut down after use and automatically routes your internet traffic through Tor. Tails will require you to have either a USB stick or a DVD at least 4GB big and a laptop or desktop computer.

Tips

Our submission system works hard to preserve your anonymity, but we recommend you also take some of your own precautions. Please review these basic guidelines.

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