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Windows 10 Pro (Recommended)
Windows 10 is officially supported from EXACT v11.10.
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 is officially supported from EXACT v13.450.
EXACT is working on Windows 11 - BUT - Before Upgradinginstalling Windows 11, please consult your IT / Xray Suppliers etc. to ensure that your Peripherals/Xray Devices/Intraoral Cameras etc. & and their associated software, will still work on Windows 11.
Windows 2012 Standard and R2 Standard 32 or 64 bit
Latest Service Pack as recommended by Microsoft - NTFS - Required
Windows 8.1 Professional or Enterprise 32 or 64 bit
Latest Service Pack as recommended by Microsoft - NTFS – Required
Windows Server 2016 - Windows Server 2016 is officially supported from EXACT v12.8.
Windows Server 2019 - Windows Server 2019 is officially supported from EXACT v12.20

Warning

WINDOWS 7, XP, SERVER 2003, VISTA & SERVER 2008 STANDARD IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED

Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 and 2011 End Of Life Update As of the 14th January 2020 Microsoft no longer provide important updates and we can therefore not guarantee the stability and performance of EXACT after this date
We strongly recommend updating any Windows 7/2008 R2 PCs to a supported version. Please refer to your IT services and/or the Support Desk for further guidance.
From December 2018 Software of Excellence no longer supports EXACT running on Server 2008 Standard Version.
If you are an existing EXACT user and you are on Server 2008 Standard - Do Not Upgrade as EXACT will not run.
NB: Server 2008 R2 is still Supported, however, we recommend you upgrade Windows if your Server is running this OS.

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Service Packs and critical updates: Please ensure that the latest service packs for all operating systems are installed. We cannot support operating systems that do not have all Service Packs and critical updates applied.
Folder permissions for a network share:
EXACT reads from and writes to these sub-folders under the Program Files folder on the SERVER: EXACTData, EXACTDemoData, EXACTResources Software of Excellence.
All EXACT network users require read/write access to these folders.
The EXACT application requires full read/write and change access to these folders.
The following are best turned ON: Network discovery, File and printer sharing, Public folder access.
NOTE: It is highly recommended that your existing server remains in place as a reference system post-conversion to EXACT.
Microsoft .NET 4.6 is required for EXACT, and should be included within current operating systems.

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