Question

Microsoft .NET Framework 5.x is no longer supported as of May 2022. Can we use .NET 6 or .NET 7 to replace it?

Applicable to 

BarTender 2022

Answer

BarTender 2022 currently ships with .NET 5.0.17. BarTender Designer uses .NET 4.7.3, which is still under support, but BarTender's Integration Builder application and other automation components use .NET 5.0.17 and are dependent on this version.

Using .NET 6 or .NET 7 will not work. Integration Builder will show the Integration Service as unavailable.