NI-XNET and Microsoft Windows Compatibility

Updated Apr 8, 2020

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This page shows supported versions of the NI-XNET hardware driver with the Microsoft Windows operating system. Reference this information to ensure you install the correct version when upgrading or updating your operating system, or when migrating or porting code to a new system. Using incompatible versions may result in errors, the inability for Microsoft Windows to recognize or detect and then find a driver for your device, or missing devices in Windows Device Manager or NI Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX).

Note that this article replaces KnowledgeBase 6P1F1DMY: NI-XNET Driver and Windows Compatibility. Some NI manuals may still reference the previous document. If you were redirected from the previous KnowledgeBase URL, please update your bookmarks accordingly.

NI-XNET and Microsoft Windows Compatibility

Use this table to compare NI-XNET Driver and Microsoft Windows Compatibility
NI-XNET Version	Windows								Real-Time
NI-XNET Version	Windows XP (32 bit)	Windows Vista (32-64 bit)	Windows 7 (32-64 bit)	Windows 8 (32-64 bit)	Windows 10 (32-64 bit)	Windows Server 2003 R2 (32 bit)	Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit)	Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit)	Phar Lap*	VxWorks*	Linux RT
1
1.1
1.1.1
1.3
1.3.1	†
1.4	†
1.5	†
1.5.1	‡
1.6	‡
1.7	‡
1.8	‡
14.0	‡
14.1	‡
14.5	‡
15.0	‡
15.5	‡
16.0
16.1
17.0
17.5
18.0
18.5
19.0
19.1

Compatible

†NI-XNET 1.5, 1.4, and 1.3.1 are compatible with Windows XP (32-bit) SP2 or earlier.
‡NI-XNET 15.5, 15.0, 14.5, 14.1, 14.0, 1.8, 1.7, 1.6 and 1.5.1 are compatible with Windows XP (32-bit) SP3 or later.

* NI will remove support for Phar Lap for cRIO in the NI 2020 Software Release and for PXI in the NI 2022 Software Release. For more information, please see the Phar Lap RT OS EOL Road Map.

Note: For more information, refer to the NI-XNET driver readme files available on the download page for each respective version of NI-XNET.

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