Unwillingly using two different versions of System.Data.Common in C# - c#

I'm currently developing an app for a Microsoft Hololens.
To use the database libaries of the company I already ported the old .NET Framework libaries into .NET Core 2.0.
I used the Portability Check Tool issued by Microsoft to be sure that I was on the right track.
Apparently my idea worked that's why I included a new UWP App to run on my Hololens.
When I tried using my libary connection commands I encountered the following issue:
Assembly 'xy' with identity
'xy, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=null' uses 'System.Data.Common, Version=4.2.0.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' which has a higher
version than referenced assembly 'System.Data.Common' with identity
'System.Data.Common, Version=4.1.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a'
It seems that my newly ported libaries use a higher version of System.Data.Common than my Universal Windows project.
I am currently at a loss on how to have an equal version in both projects.
I already tried a bunch of packages from Nuget and also downgrading my libraries didn't help.

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.NET Framework: How to update System.Runtime?

I have a DLL compiled from a project of type "Class Library" which has a target framework of netcoreapp3.1 (EDIT: now netstandard2.0).
I then reference this DLL in another project, a Windows Forms application, which targets .NET Framework 4.7.2 (EDIT: now 4.8).
When trying to compile the Windows Forms application, I get the following error:
Error CS1705: Assembly 'BC' with identity 'BC, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' uses 'System.Runtime, Version=4.2.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' which has a higher version than referenced assembly 'System.Runtime' with identity 'System.Runtime, Version=4.1.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a'
I would like to update System.Runtime on the WinForms project to use version 4.2.2.0 (which is apparently required by my DLL), however, I found no way to do so - there are no NuGet packages installed and the references section in Visual Studio doesn't seem to include System.Runtime directly:
How do I update System.Runtime and resolve the error?
Try any of the following:
Upgrade your WinForms project to .NET 4.8, because there have been a lot of compatibility fixes in that release. .NET 4.8 still has issues when interfacing with .NET Core libs, but many problems will just be gone.
Or try changing your library to .netstandard2.0. Then it should always be compatbile to Net Framework.
For best compatiblity, try doing both: Setting the library to .netstandard2.0 and change the WinForms app to .NET 4.8.

<Assembly> uses Microsoft.Synchronization which has a higher version than referenced assembly

I am getting the following error building my C# project.
Assembly "name_of_assembly" uses 'Microsoft.Synchronization,
Version=2.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91'
which has a higher version than referenced assembly
'Microsoft.Synchronization, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91'
I have made sure all my class libraries are targeting the same version of .NET framework which typically seems to be the problem.
I examined the installed programs and found I had version 1.0 and 2.1 of Microsoft Sync Framework installed. I uninstalled version 1 components. That fixed the problem.
Now my code builds fine.
There are several components for each version in installed programs. I uninstalled two of v1.0 but still have its Runtime component but code already builds fine.
If you only have v1 installed, uninstall it and install the correct version, version 2.1 is here.

linqpad Could not load file or assembly 'System.Runtime, Version=4.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a'

I am new to LinqPad. I started using LinqPad5 and adding connection using 'use a typed data context from your own assembly' option. My entities are part of ASP.Net Core 1.0 website project. After download, I selected 'Entity Framework Core 1.1' driver, and then in 'Path to Custom Assembly' I selected the generated assembly for my web site. After selection it gives me following error:
Error loading custom assembly:
Could not load file or assembly 'System.Runtime, Version=4.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
I have tried selecting assembly from both bin\release\netcoreapp1.0 and bin\release\publishoutput folder but it gives the same error.
As stated in the driver download page, "Your project must target .NET Framework - not .NET Core."
In other words, the driver supports ASP.NET Core for .NET Framework, not ASP.NET Core for .NET Core.
The reason for this is that LINQPad is a .NET Framework application, and right now you cannot reference a .NET Core assembly from a .NET Framework application. The frameworks are incompatible.
The situation should improve later this year, with the release of .NET Core 2.0. You should then be able to put your data context into a projects that targets .NET Standard 2.0, which will be compatible with LINQPad.

Referencing a .NET Standard project from full .NET Framework

I have a .net standard 1.4 project which I am referencing via project reference from a .net 4.6.1 project.
When I run I get the following message:
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: 'Could not load file or assembly 'System.Threading.Thread,
Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or
one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.'
I can work around this by referencing the nuget package for System.Threading.Thread version 4.3.0. But for some reason this is actually version 4.0.1.0 which then means I need a binding redirect.
Adding a binding redirect gets me past this issue and onto the next one. Which is:
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: 'Could not load file or assembly
'System.IO.FileSystem, Version=4.0.1.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The
system cannot find the file specified.'
Do I need to manually add packages (and potentially binding redirects) for all of the dependencies of my .net standard packages? This doesn't seem to be what was sold. Whats the point of .net standard if I have to ship with all the assemblies it needs even through these are already included in the GAC in the .net framework I am targeting. I can't see how this can be sold as .net standard 1.4 is compatible with .net 4.6.1 if by compatible you mean as long as you don't use .net 4.6.1 BCL libraries.
The following issue seems to be related https://github.com/NuGet/Home/issues/4488
However I have tried the suggested work around there. Which is to add:
<RestoreProjectStyle>PackageReference</RestoreProjectStyle>
to the .net 4.6.1 project. I tried this and it made no difference.
UPDATE
After adding the following to my .net 4.6.1 project:
<PackageReference Include="Legacy2CPSWorkaround" Version="1.0.0">
<PrivateAssets>All</PrivateAssets>
</PackageReference>
I now have System.IO.FileSystem in my output directory however its the wrong version. It's 4.0.2.0. Again I can resolve this using an binding redirect but I shouldn't need to.
I don't know where this 4.0.2.0 dll came from because it's not in my packages folder so it can't have come from nuget?

IBM MQ client backward compatibility

I am using 7.5.0.0 amqmdnet.dll and building my .net app using MQ.NET classes, however after deployment, if the target machine has 7.1.0.0 MQ client installed, the app throws can't find assembly
7.5.0.0 dll information, is IBM's MQ client version not backward client compatible?
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly
'amqmdnet, Version=7.5.0.0, Culture=neutral,
or one of its dependencies. The
system cannot find the file specified.
I can't find any information related to this at the official page.
IBM 7.5 link
Does that need to be always the build version in the target computer? I assume if i use 7.1 dll, it will work with 7.1 greater versions too. When i referenced 7.1.0.0, i get this in the project file.
<Reference Include="amqmdnet, Version=7.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
<HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\IBM\7.1.0.0\amqmdnet.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
Why is it having 7.5.0.0? any idea (although the version i have referenced is 7.1.0.0)?
The backward compatibility "issue" is not just limited to MQ, it's with all .NET assemblies. Compiling an application with one version of a .NET assembly and running it with a lower version of that .NET assembly is not supported, not just MQ but every .NET assembly. You have to use the same version of the assembly that the application was built with. If you have higher version of that assembly then you would require policy files to redirect the .NET CLR to load the higher version of that .NET assembly.

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