.NET Core is a general purpose development platform maintained by Microsoft and the .NET community on GitHub. It is cross-platform, supporting Windows, macOS and Linux, and can be used in device, cloud, and embedded/IoT scenarios.
The .NET Core Desktop Runtime (Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App) enables you to run existing Windows desktop applications.
.NET Core supports Windows 7 SP1 / Server 2008 R2 or later. On Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2, [security update KB2533623](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2533623) must be installed, according to [documented system requirements](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/Documentation/prereqs.md).
The package supports the following parameters (--package-parameters, --params):
- `Passive` - display native installer progress window (may not work on Server Core)
- `Skip32Bit` - do not install the 32-bit runtime on a 64-bit system
Example: cinst -y --params="Passive Skip32Bit" dotnetcore-runtime.install