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.NET · September 17, 2026

Can You Build Your .NET Application on a Clean Machine?

![Can You Build Your .NET Application on a Clean Machine?](/post/2026/09/17/can-you-build-your-dotnet-application-on-a-clean-machine/images/can-you-build-your-dotnet-application-on-a-clean-machine-banner.png) In the previous article in this series, [Before You Upgrade .NET, Do You Know What Is Building It?](/post/2026/09/16/before-you-upgrade-dotnet-do-you-know-what-is-building-it), I looked at...

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