Snesh Prajapati over at the Code Project website wrote an article about the versions of WPF called WPF: Versions, History and Major Enhancements.
| WPF Version | Release (YYYY-MM) | .NET Version | Visual Studio Version | Major Features |
| 3.0 | 2006-11-01 | 3.0 | N/A | Initial Release.WPF development can be done with VS 2005 (released in Nov 2005) too with few additions as described here. |
| 3.5 | 2007-11-01 | 3.5 | VS 2008 | Application model, data binding, controls, documents, annotations, and 3-D UI elements. |
| 3.5 SP1 | 2008-08-01 | 3.5 SP1 | N/A | Native splash screen support, New WebBrowser control, DirectX pixel shader support.Faster startup time and improved performance for Bitmap effects. |
| 4.0 | 2010-04-01 | 4.0 | VS 2010 | Calendar, DataGrid, and DatePicker.Multi-Touch and Manipulation |
| 4.5 | 2012-08-01 | 4.5 | VS 2012 | New Ribbon controlNew INotifyDataErrorInfo interface |
| 4.5.1 | 2013-10-01 | 4.5.1 | VS 2013 | No Major Change |
| 4.5.2 | 2014-05-01 | 4.5.2 | N/A | No Major Change |
| 4.6 | 2015-07-01 | 4.6 | VS 2015 | Transparent child window supportHDPI and Touch improvements |