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[KB1153]FrontVue 15 – Release Information

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3 years ago
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Applies to:
FrontVue 15

This article was last updated to include information related to FrontVue 15.2.2.


Summary:
This article contains the so-called “readme first” information for FrontVue 15.

File Description

ReadMe.pdf

The readme file in English

 

Details:

System requirements

Operating Systems

Only operating systems from the Microsoft® families of Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 are supported.

We recommend you to use Windows Client versions for FrontVue operator workstations.

Supported and operational:

  • Windows 7 with SP1 – Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate Editions
  • Windows 8.1 – Professional and Enterprise Editions
  • Windows 10 version 1607 or later – Professional and Enterprise Editions
  • Windows 11 – Professional and Enterprise Editions(*)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 – Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter Editions
  • Windows Server 2012 – Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter Editions
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 – Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter Editions
  • Windows Server 2016 – Essentials, Standard and Datacenter Editions
  • Windows Server 2019 – Essentials, Standard and Datacenter Editions
  • Windows Server 2022 – Essentials, Standard and Datacenter Editions(*)

(*) Supported and operational since Maintenance Release 15.2.2.

All operational versions of Windows Server shall be installed with the ‘Desktop Experience’ option.

Operational but may have limitations in use:

Please contact your technical support before using:

  • Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2016 or later, Windows Server IoT 2019, Windows Server for Embedded Systems and all other embedded systems
  • Any operating systems hosted in a system virtual machine such as Microsoft® Hyper-V and VMWare® virtualization products

NOT supported:

  • All other versions of Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 11 – In particular Windows 10 version 1507 (RTM) and 1511 (Nov 2015 update) are not supported
  • Windows 8
  • Windows RT
  • Windows 10 IoT Core, Windows Embedded Compact 7 and 2013
  • Windows Server installation in Nano Server or Server Core mode

For all operational versions of Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows Server 2008, only the x64 processor architecture is supported.

The software requires .NET Framework 4.8. It cannot run on an operating system if .NET Framework 4.8 is not preinstalled or cannot be installed separately.

For all platforms, we recommend that you apply any critical updates available from the Windows Update website. Installation of the latest Windows Service Pack may be required on some operating systems.

For any other Microsoft® operating system, please contact your Technical Support.

Please note that we plan to end support for the following versions of Microsoft Windows with the next version of our products (next Initial Release):
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 R2

Recommended MINIMUM PC configuration

  • Processor – x64-compatible AMD or Intel CPU (or equivalent) – 1.4 GHz dual core minimum.
  • System Memory – 4 GB of RAM.
  • Storage – At least 10 GB.
  • Graphics – 1024×768 display for Windows Server platforms. In addition for Windows Client platforms, support for DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver.
  • Network Interface Card – At least 1.
  • Drives – A DVD drive, as appropriate, is required for installation from disc.

The above figures represent the minimum requirements. For advice on specific applications, please contact Technical Support.

Installation

For information about the Microsoft® Windows user privileges required to install and run the FrontVue, see the following topic in the online help: Operating system related considerations.

See the Installation help for more information and help about pre-requisites and the installation process itself.


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Created on: 04 May 2022 Last update: 30 May 2024