Supported Operating Systems for LabWindows™/CVI™

Updated May 5, 2025

Overview

This article provides information about the latest version of LabWindows™/CVI™ that is supported on various operating systems.

Introduction

The following versions of LabWindows/CVI support the indicated operating systems:
LabWindows/CVI Version	Development and Run-time OS
2020 f3	Windows -Windows 11/10/8.1¹/7 SP1² -Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1² -Windows Server 2016 -Windows Server 2012 R2¹ -Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1²
2020	Windows -Windows 10 (x86 and x64 using 32-bit software) -Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64) -Windows 7 SP1 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64) -Windows Embedded Standard 7 (SP1) -Server 2016 x64 -Server 2012 R2 x64-Server 2008 R2 x64 (Service Pack 2 or later) -Windows 11 (x64 using 32-bit software version 2020 f3 patch only)
2019	Windows -Windows 10 (x86 and x64 using 32-bit software) -Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64) -Windows Embedded Standard 7 (SP1) -Windows 7 SP1 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64) -Server 2012 R2 x64 -Server 2008 R2 x64 (Service Pack 2 or later)
2017	Windows -Windows 10 (x86 and x64 using 32 -bit software) -Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64) -Windows Embedded Standard 7 (SP1) -Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64) -Server 2012 R2 x64 -Server 2008 R2 x64 (Service Pack 2 or later)
2015 SP1	Windows -Windows 10 (x86 and x64 using 32 -bit software) -Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64) -Windows 7 SP1 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64) -Windows Embedded Standard 7 (SP1) -Server 2012 R2 x64 -Server 2008 R2 x64 (Service Pack 2 or later)
2015	Windows -Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64) -Windows 8 (x86 and x64) -Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64) -Server 2012 R2 x64 -Server 2008 R2 x64 (Service Pack 2 or later)
2013 SP2 2013 SP1	Windows -Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64) -Windows 8 (x86 and x64) -Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64) -Vista (x86 and x64)³ -XP (Service Pack 3 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Server 2012 R2 x64 -Server 2008 R2 x64 (Service Pack 2 or later) -Server 2003 R2 x86 (Service Pack 2 or later)³
2013	Windows -Windows 8(x86 and x64) -Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64) -Vista (x86 and x64)³ -XP (Service Pack 3 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Server 2008 R2 x64 (Service Pack 2 or later) -Server 2003 R2 x86 (Service Pack 2 or later)³
2012 SP1	Windows -Windows 8 (x86 and x64) -Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64) -Vista (x86 and x64)³ -XP (Service Pack 3 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Server 2008 R2 x64 -Server 2003 R2 x86 (Service Pack 2 or later)³
2012	Windows -Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64) -Vista (x86 and x64)³ -XP (Service Pack 3 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Server 2008 R2 x64 -Server 2003 R2 x86 (Service Pack 2 or later)³
2010 SP1	Windows -Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64) -Vista (x86 and x64)³ -XP (Service Pack 2 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Server 2008 R2 x64 -Server 2003 R2 x86 (Service Pack 2 or later)³
2010	Windows -Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64) -Vista (x86 and x64)³ -XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Server 2008 R2 x64 -Server 2003 R2 x86 (Service Pack 2 or later)³
2009 SP1	Windows -Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64) -Vista (x86 and x64)³ -XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 or later)
2009	Windows -Windows 7 (including Starter Edition, x86, and x64) -Vista (x86 and x64)³ -XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 or later)
9.0.1	Windows -Vista (x86 and x64)³ -XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 or later)
9.0	Windows -Vista (x86 and x64)³ -XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 or later)
8.5.1	Windows -Vista (x86 and x64)³ -XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 or later)
8.5	Windows -Vista (x86 and x64)³ -XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Windows 2000
8.1.1	Windows -Vista (x86 and x64)³ -XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Windows 2000
8.1	Windows -XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Windows 2000
8.0.1	Windows -XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Windows 2000
8.0	Windows -XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Windows 2000
7.1	Windows -XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Windows 2000 -Windows NT (Service Pack 6 or later)
7.0	Windows -XP (x86 and Pro for Embedded)³ -Windows ME -Windows 2000 -Windows 98 -Windows NT (Service Pack 6 or later)
6.0	Windows -Windows ME -Windows 2000 -Windows 98 -Windows NT (Service Pack 3 or later) -Windows 95
5.5.1	Windows -Windows ME -Windows 2000 -Windows 98 -Windows NT -Windows 95
5.0.1	Windows -Windows ME -Windows 98 -Windows NT -Windows 95
5.0.1 for Solaris 2	Unix -Solaris (version 2.4 or later)
4.0.1 (Win16 and Win32 versions)	Windows -Windows ME -Windows 98 -Windows NT -Windows 95 -Windows 3.1
4.0.1 for HP -UX	Unix -HP -UX (version 9.05 or later and RTE only)
LW/DOS 2.31	MS DOS

¹ NI software installs VC2015 Runtime and .NET 4.6.2. Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 require Microsoft updates to support these items. Refer to Microsoft KB2919442 and KB2919355 for more information about how to install these updates.

² NI software is signed with a SHA-256 certificate. Windows 7 SP1, Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 require Microsoft updates to support SHA-256. Refer to Microsoft KB3033929 and KB3125574 for more information about how to install these updates.

³ LabWindows/CVI discontinued support for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2003 on July 1, 2015. Versions of LabWindows/CVI shipped after July 1, 2015, do not install or run on Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2003.

Note: For information about run-time support of LabWindows/CVI on Linux, see Can I Deploy a LabWindows™/CVI Application to Linux?

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