Windows | Run-Time Engine | Development Environment |
Processor1 | Pentium 4M/Celeron 866 MHz (or equivalent) or later (32-bit) Pentium 4 G1 (or equivalent) or later (64-bit) | Pentium 4M (or equivalent) or later (32-bit) Pentium 4 G1 (or equivalent) or later (64-bit) |
RAM | 256 MB | 1 GB |
Screen Resolution | 1024 x 768 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
Operating System | Windows 10/8.12/7 SP13 Windows Server 2012 R22 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP13 | Windows 10/8.12/7 SP13 Windows Server 2012 R22 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP13 |
Disk Space | 620 MB | 5 GB (includes default drivers) |
Color Palette | N/A | LabVIEW and the LabVIEW Help contain 16-bit color graphics. LabVIEW requires a minimum color palette setting of 16-bit color. |
Temporary Files Directory | N/A | LabVIEW uses a directory for storing temporary files. NI recommends that you have several megabytes of disk space available for this temporary directory. |
Adobe Reader | N/A | You must have Adobe Reader installed to search PDF versions of all LabVIEW manuals. |
1 LabVIEW and LabVIEW Run-Time Engine require processors of the Pentium 4M/G1 generation or later, which are capable of executing SSE2 instructions. 2 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. 3 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 for more information about how to install this security update. |
Windows | Run-Time Engine | Development Environment |
Processor | Pentium III/Celeron 866 MHz (or equivalent) or later (32-bit) Pentium 4 G1 (or equivalent) or later (64-bit) | Pentium 4M (or equivalent) or later (32-bit) Pentium 4 G1 (or equivalent) or later (64-bit) |
RAM | 256 MB | 1 GB |
Screen Resolution | 1024 x 768 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
Operating System | Windows 10/8.11/7 SP12 Windows Server 2012 R21 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP12 | Windows 10/8.11/7 SP12 Windows Server 2012 R21 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP12 |
Disk Space | 620 MB | 5 GB (includes default drivers from the NI Device Drivers media) |
Color Palette | N/A | LabVIEW and the LabVIEW Help contain 16-bit color graphics. LabVIEW requires a minimum color palette setting of 16-bit color. |
Temporary Files Directory | N/A | LabVIEW uses a directory for storing temporary files. NI recommends that you have several megabytes of disk space available for this temporary directory. |
Adobe Reader | N/A | You must have Adobe Reader installed to search PDF versions of all LabVIEW manuals. |
1 NI software installs VC2015 Runtime and .NET 4.6.1. 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 for more information about how to install this security update. Note You cannot access LabVIEW using a Guest account on Windows. |