NI-VISA Features and Operating System Compatibility

This page shows supported features of the NI-VISA hardware driver with different operating systems. Reference this information to ensure the NI-VISA feature of interest is supported on your operating system, 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 your Operative System 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 2QDASEPG: What NI-VISA Features are Supported on my Operating System?. Some NI manuals may still reference the previous document. If you were redirected from the previous KnowledgeBase URL, please update your bookmarks accordingly.