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Supported Operating Systems for LabWindows™/CVI™

Updated Jul 27, 2022

Overview

This article provides information about the latest version of LabWindows™/CVI™ that is supported on various operating systems.

Introduction

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The following versions of LabWindows/CVI support the indicated operating systems:
LabWindows/CVI Version Development and Run-time OS

 
2020 Windows
-Windows 10 (x86 and x64 using 32-bit software)
-Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64)
-Windows 7 SP1 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64)
-Windows Embedded Standard 7 (SP1)
-Server 2016 x64
-Server 2012 R2 x64-Server 2008 R2 x64 (Service Pack 2 or later)
 

2019

Windows
-Windows 10 (x86 and x64 using 32-bit software)
-Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64)
-Windows Embedded Standard 7 (SP1)
-Windows 7 SP1 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64)
-Server 2012 R2 x64
-Server 2008 R2 x64 (Service Pack 2 or later)

2017

 Windows 
-Windows 10 (x86 and x64 using 32 -bit software)
-Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64)
-Windows Embedded Standard 7 (SP1)
-Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64)
-Server 2012 R2 x64
-Server 2008 R2 x64 (Service Pack 2 or later)
2015 SP1
Windows 
-Windows 10 (x86 and x64 using 32 -bit software)
-Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64)
-Windows 7 SP1 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64)
-Windows Embedded Standard 7 (SP1)
-Server 2012 R2 x64
-Server 2008 R2 x64 (Service Pack 2 or later)
 

2015

 Windows 
-Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64)
-Windows 8 (x86 and x64)
-Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64)
-Server 2012 R2 x64
-Server 2008 R2 x64 (Service Pack 2 or later)

2013 SP2
2013 SP1

 Windows
-Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64)
-Windows 8 (x86 and x64)
-Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64)
-Vista (x86 and x64)*
-XP (Service Pack 3 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Server 2012 R2 x64
-Server 2008 R2 x64 (Service Pack 2 or later)
-Server 2003 R2 x86 (Service Pack 2 or later)*

2013

 Windows
-Windows 8(x86 and x64)
-Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64)
-Vista (x86 and x64)*
-XP (Service Pack 3 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Server 2008 R2 x64 (Service Pack 2 or later)
-Server 2003 R2 x86 (Service Pack 2 or later)*

2012 SP1

 Windows
-Windows 8 (x86 and x64)
-Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64)
-Vista (x86 and x64)*
-XP (Service Pack 3 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Server 2008 R2 x64
-Server 2003 R2 x86 (Service Pack 2 or later)*

2012

 Windows
-Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64)
-Vista (x86 and x64)*
-XP (Service Pack 3 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Server 2008 R2 x64
-Server 2003 R2 x86 (Service Pack 2 or later)*

2010 SP1

 Windows
-Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64)
-Vista (x86 and x64)*
-XP (Service Pack 2 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Server 2008 R2 x64
-Server 2003 R2 x86 (Service Pack 2 or later)*

2010

 Windows
-Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64)
-Vista (x86 and x64)*
-XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Server 2008 R2 x64
-Server 2003 R2 x86 (Service Pack 2 or later)*

2009 SP1

 Windows
-Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64)
-Vista (x86 and x64)*
-XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 or later)

2009

 Windows
-Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64)
-Vista (x86 and x64)*
-XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 or later)

9.0.1

 Windows
-Vista (x86 and x64)*
-XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 or later)

9.0

 Windows
-Vista (x86 and x64)*
-XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 or later)

 8.5.1

 Windows
-Vista (x86 and x64)*
-XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 or later)

8.5

 Windows
-Vista (x86 and x64)*
-XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Windows 2000

8.1.1

 Windows
-Vista (x86 and x64)*
-XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Windows 2000

8.1

 Windows
-XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Windows 2000

8.0.1

 Windows
-XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Windows 2000

8.0

 Windows
-XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Windows 2000

7.1

 Windows
-XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Windows 2000
-Windows NT (Service Pack 6 or later)

7.0

 Windows
-XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)*
-Windows ME
-Windows 2000
-Windows 98
-Windows NT (Service Pack 6 or later)

6.0

 Windows
-Windows ME
-Windows 2000
-Windows 98
-Windows NT (Service Pack 3 or later)
-Windows 95

5.5.1

 Windows
-Windows ME
-Windows 2000
-Windows 98
-Windows NT
-Windows 95

5.0.1

 Windows
-Windows ME
-Windows 98
-Windows NT
-Windows 95

5.0.1 for Solaris 2

 Unix
-Solaris (version 2.4 or later)

4.0.1 (Win16 and Win32 versions)

 Windows
-Windows ME
-Windows 98
-Windows NT
-Windows 95
-Windows 3.1

4.0.1 for HP -UX

 Unix
-HP -UX (version 9.05 or later and RTE only)

LW/DOS 2.31

 MS DOS

 

*LabWindows/CVI discontinued support for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2003 on July 1, 2015. Versions of LabWindows/CVI shipped after July 1, 2015, do not install or run on Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2003. 

 

Note: NI provides run -time support on Linux for applications built with the LabWindows/CVI development environment for Windows. This means that applications developed with LabWindows/CVI on a Windows OS can be compiled and run on supported Linux distributions with the LabWindows/CVI Run -Time Module installed. 

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