The Visual Basic 6.0 IDE is no longer supported as of April 8, 2008.

Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime Extended Files: selected ActiveX control OCX files, libraries, and tools shipping with the IDE media and as an online release.Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime: the base libraries and execution engine used to run VB 6.0 applications.Visual Basic 6.0 IDE (Integrated Development Environment).Visual Basic 6.0 is made up of these key deliverables: For additional information and product documentation, see the Visual Basic 6.0 Resource Center. The support bar will be limited to serious regressions and critical security issues for existing applications. As detailed in this document, the core Visual Basic 6.0 runtime will be supported for the full lifetime of supported Windows versions ( ). The Visual Basic team’s goal is that Visual Basic 6.0 applications continue to run on supported Windows versions. The Visual Basic team is committed to 'It Just Works' compatibility for Visual Basic 6.0 applications on the following supported Windows operating systems: The support policy below has been updated with Windows 10 version 20H2 support information.

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