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UsethisinformationtoensureyouarealwaysworkingwithaSOLIDWORKS
supportedandoptimizedsystemforhardware,operatingsystemandMicrosoft
products.
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS
2014
OperatingSystems

SOLIDWORKS
2016

(EDU

(EDU

(EDU

20142015)

20152016)

20162017)

Windows10,64bit
Windows8.1,64bit

SOLIDWORKS
2015

(2015SP5)
(2014SP1)

Windows8.0,64bit
Windows7SP1,64bit
Windows7SP1,32bit

Hardware
RAM

8GBormorerecommended

DiskSpace

5GBormore

VideoCard
Processor
InstallMedia

Certifiedcardsanddrivers
IntelorAMDwithSSE2support.64bitoperatingsystemrequired
DVDDriveorBroadbandInternetConnection

MicrosoftProducts
InternetExplorer
ExcelandWord

IE8,9,10,11

IE9,10,11

IE10,11

2007,2010,2013

2010,2013

2010,2013

Other
AntiVirus
Network

SupportedAntiVirusProducts
MicrosoftWindowsnetworking.NovellnetworksandnonWindows
networkstoragedevicesarenotsupported

Virtualenvironments

Supportedvirtualenvironments

eDrawings
OperatingSystems

eDrawings
2014

Windows10,64bit

eDrawings
2015

eDrawings
2016

(2015SP5)

Windows8.1,64bit
Windows8.0,64bit
Windows7SP1,64bit
Windows7SP1,32bit
Mac10.10
Mac10.9
Mac10.8
Mac10.7

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Mac10.6

SOLIDWORKSNetworkLicenseServer
OperatingSystems

SOLIDWORKS
2014

Windows10,64bit

SOLIDWORKS
2015

SOLIDWORKS
2016

(2015SP5)

Windows8.1,64bit

(2014SP1)

Windows8.0,64bit
Windows7SP1,64bit
Windows7SP1,32bit
WindowsServer2012R2

(2014SP3)

WindowsServer2012
WindowsServer2008R2,
SP1
WindowsServer2008

MicrosoftProducts
MicrosoftProducts

SOLIDWORKS
Products

StartofLife

EndOfLife(1)

Windows10,64bit

AllProducts

SOLIDWORKS2015
SP5

Active

Windows8.1,64bit

AllProducts

SOLIDWORKS2014
SP1

Active

Windows8.0,64bit

AllProducts

SOLIDWORKS2013
SP0

SOLIDWORKS
2015SP5

Windows7,64bit

AllProducts

SOLIDWORKS2010
SP1

Active

Windows7,32bit

SOLIDWORKS,EPDM

SOLIDWORKS2010
SP1

SOLIDWORKS
2014SP5

WindowsVista,32bit

AllProducts

SOLIDWORKS2012
SP0

SOLIDWORKS
2013SP5

WindowsXP,32bit

AllProducts

SOLIDWORKS
2001PlusSP0

SOLIDWORKS
2013SP5

WindowsServer2012R2

EPDM,NetworkLicense SOLIDWORKS2014
Server
SP3

Active

WindowsServer2012

EPDM,NetworkLicense SOLIDWORKS2014
Server
SP0

Active

WindowsServer2008R2,
SP1

EPDM,NetworkLicense
2009
Server

Active

WindowsServer2008

EPDM,NetworkLicense
2008
Server

SOLIDWORKS
2014SP5

IE11

AllProducts

SOLIDWORKS2014
SP3

Active

IE10

AllProducts

SOLIDWORKS2013
SP0

Active

IE9

AllProducts

SOLIDWORKS2011
SP4

SOLIDWORKS
2015SP5

IE8

AllProducts

SOLIDWORKS2009
SP5

SOLIDWORKS
2014SP5

Excel,Word2013

SOLIDWORKS,EPDM

SOLIDWORKS2013
SP4

Active

Excel,Word2010

SOLIDWORKS,EPDM

SOLIDWORKS2010
SP5

Active

SolidWorksElectricalServer
OperatingSystems

2014

2015

2016

WindowsServer2012
WindowsServer2008R2,
SP1
WindowsServer2008
SQLServerPlatform

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SQL2012
SQL2008R2

Notes
1.WindowsServerOperatingSystemsupportappliestoStandardandEnterpriseEditions
only
2.EndOfLifecorrespondstothelastSOLIDWORKSreleasewhereaMicrosoftProductis
supported.SOLIDWORKSreleasesafterthisarenotsupportedandforoperatingsystems,
SOLIDWORKSinstallationisblocked
3.SOLIDWORKSProductSupportLifecycledefinestheEndOfSupportforSOLIDWORKS
versions
4.WindowsHomeEditionsandWindowsToGoarenotsupported
5.MicrosoftOffice'ClickToRun'featureisnotsupported
6.WerecommendusingthelatestMicrosoftSPofWindows,OfficeandInternetExplorer
7.AppleMacintoshbasedmachinesrunningWindowsusingBootCamparenotsupported

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