Verify that your environment meets the system requirements for the Windows file system.
Operating System
Operating system | Processor architecture |
|---|---|
Windows 11 Editions | All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Editions | All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Editions | All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Core Editions | All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Editions Nano Servers are not supported. For more information, see Considerations for Microsoft Windows Server 2016. | All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Editions For more information, see Considerations for Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, and Windows 8.x. | All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
Microsoft Windows Client 10 Editions | All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
Windows Server 2008 | All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Editions with a minimum of Service Pack 1 Server Core installations are not supported. | All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Editions Server Core installations are not supported. | All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
Microsoft Windows Client 8 | All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
Microsoft Windows Client 8.1 For more information, see Considerations for Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, and Windows 8. | All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
Microsoft Windows 7 Editions | All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
Microsoft Windows Vista Editions | All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
File Systems
File Allocation Table (FAT) file systems
New Technology File Systems (NTFS), including Encrypting File System (EFS)
Transactional File Systems
Distributed File System (DFS) data
Oracle ASM Cluster File System (Oracle ACFS)
Resilient File System (ReFS) on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2016 computers.
Nutanix Acropolis File Services (AFS)
Software That Is Automatically Installed.NET Framework
On most versions of Windows, the .NET Framework 4.6.2 is automatically installed.
Visual C++ Redistributable 2017
Starting in Service Pack 17, the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2017 (vcredist2017.exe) is automatically installed.
If a computer does not have the most recent Windows updates, then the installation of Universal C Runtime, as part of the installation of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2017, fails. To prevent the installation failure, install the following Windows updates:
KB2919355
KB2939087
KB2975061
KB2999226
Updates are not required on the most recent Windows operating system versions, such as Microsoft Windows 10 and Microsoft Windows Server 2016, because the Universal C Runtime is already installed on those versions.