NI-Serial and Microsoft Windows Compatibility
Overview
This page shows supported versions of the NI-Serial 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 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).
Contents
- NI-Serial and Microsoft Windows Desktop Operating System Compatibility Table
- NI-Serial and Microsoft Windows Server Operating System Compatibility Table
- Additional Resources
NI-Serial and Microsoft Windows Desktop Operating System Compatibility Table
You should consider the compatibility of the application with which you intend to utilize the Serial drivers, not just the operating system. See the Related Links section for more information, and the Serial readme for compatibility information related to specific devices.
| NI‑Serial Version |
Microsoft Windows - Desktop Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XP (64-bit) | XP (32-bit) | Vista | 7 | 8 | 8.1 | 10 | |
| 3.0 | |||||||
| 3.1 | |||||||
| 3.2 | |||||||
| 3.3 | |||||||
| 3.4 | |||||||
| 3.5 | |||||||
| 3.6 | |||||||
| 3.7 | |||||||
| 3.8 | |||||||
| 3.9 | |||||||
| 4.0 | |||||||
| 4.1 | |||||||
| 14.0 | |||||||
| 15.0 | |||||||
| 17.0 | |||||||
| 17.5 | |||||||
| Compatible Version |
For information about older NI-Serial or Windows versions compatibility, see the Serial Windows Compatibility Table attachment in the Downloads section of this document.
NI-Serial and Microsoft Windows Server Operating System Compatibility Table
| NI‑Serial | Microsoft Windows - Server Editions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 R21 | 2008 R22 | 2012 R22 | ||||
| 3.5 | ||||||
| 3.6 | ||||||
| 3.7 | ||||||
| 3.8 | ||||||
| 3.9 | ||||||
| 4.0 | ||||||
| 4.1 | ||||||
| 14.0 | ||||||
| 15.0 | ||||||
| 17.0 | ||||||
| 17.5 | ||||||
| 1 32-bit only 2 64-bit only |
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| Compatible Version |
For information about older NI-Serial or Windows versions compatibility, see the Serial Windows Compatibility Table attachment in the Downloads section of this document.
