What version of .NET ships with what version of Windows?

Question

Looking for a list of Windows versions (service packs included) and what version of .NET is natively¹ available.

Example:

Windows A - .NET Fram

Answer 1

Microsoft released a chart for this. .NET Framework Versions and Dependencies

A checkmark means its included, a plus sign means it can be installed.

Answer 2

The following picture explains it perfectly:

source: http://petermarcu.blogspot.ie/2010/02/which-version-of-net-is-built-into.html

Answer 3

This should give you all the answers you want:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework_version_history#Overview

Due to the fact that new versions of .NET are being released all the time I felt it would not be correct to try to embed the history into this answer, but merely direct you to a source which is updated.