Supported Operating Systems

Visual Studio 2017 will install and run on the following operating systems:

• Windows 10 version 1507 or higher: Home, Professional, Education, and Enterprise (LTSC and S are not supported)
• Windows Server 2016: Standard and Datacenter
• Windows 8.1 (withUpdate 2919355): Core, Professional, and Enterprise
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (withUpdate 2919355): Essentials, Standard, Datacenter
• Windows 7 SP1 (with latest Windows Updates): Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate

Hardware

• 1.8 GHz or faster processor. Dual-core or better recommended
• 2 GB of RAM; 4 GB of RAM recommended (2.5 GB minimum if running on a virtual machine)
• Hard disk space: up to 130 GB of available space, depending on features installed; typical installations require 20-50 GB of free space.
• Hard disk speed: to improve performance, install Windows and Visual Studio on a solid state drive (SSD).
• Video card that supports a minimum display resolution of 720p (1280 by 720); Visual Studio will work best at a resolution of WXGA (1366 by 768) or higher.

Supported Languages

Visual Studio is available in English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, and Turkish.

You can select the language of Visual Studio during installation. The Visual Studio Installer is available in the same fourteen languages, and will match the language of Windows, if available.

Note: Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Office Integration 2017 is available in the ten languages supported by Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2017.

Additional Requirements and Guidance

• Administrator rights are required to install or update Visual Studio.
• Refer to theVisual Studio Administrator Guide for additional considerations and guidance for how to install, deploy, update, and configure Visual Studio across an organization.
• .NET Framework 4.5.2 or above is required toinstall Visual Studio. Visual Studio requires .NET Framework 4.7.2 to run, but this will be installed during setup.
• Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC edition andWindows 10 S are not supported for development. You may use Visual Studio 2017 to build apps that run on Windows 10 LTSC and Windows 10 S.
• Internet Explorer 11 or Edge is required for internet-related scenarios.Some features might not work unless these, or a later version, are installed.
• Visual Studio is not supported in virtualized environments such as Microsoft App-V or MSIX for Windows, or third-party app virtualization technologies.
• Running Visual Studio in a virtual machine environment requires a full Windows operating system. Simultaneous usage of Visual Studio by multiple users is not supported.
• The Server Core and Minimal Server Interface options are not supported when running Windows Server.
• Windows containers are not supported, except forVisual Studio 2017 Build Tools.
• For emulator support, Windows 8.1 Pro or Enterprise (x64) editions are required. A processor that supports Client Hyper-V and Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) is also required.
• Universal Windows app development, including designing, editing, and debugging, requires Windows 10. Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2012 R2 may be used to build Universal Windows apps from the command line.
• Team Foundation Server 2017 Office Integration requires Office 2016, Office 2013, or Office 2010.
• Xamarin.Android requires a 64-bit edition of Windows and the 64-bit Java Development Kit (JDK).
• PowerShell 3.0 or higher is required on Windows 7 SP1 to install the Mobile Development with C++, JavaScript, or .NET workloads.

Supported Operating Systems

Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2017 will install and run on the 64-bit versions of the following operating systems:

• Windows 10 version 1507 or higher: Home, Professional, and Enterprise
• Windows Server 2016: Standard and Datacenter
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (withUpdate 2919355): Essentials, Standard, Datacenter
• Windows 8.1 (withUpdate 2919355): Core, Professional, and Enterprise
• Windows Server 2012: Essentials, Standard, Datacenter
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1: Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter
• Windows 7 SP1 (with latest Windows Updates): Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate

Hardware

For hardware recommendations on single-server and multi-server deployments, seeVisual Studio Team Foundation Server Requirements and Compatibility.

Supported Languages

Visual Studio Team Foundation Server is available in the following languages:

• English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish

Additional Requirements

• Administrator rights are required to install Visual Studio Team Foundation Server.
• .NET Framework 4.6.1, which will be installed during setup
• Microsoft SQL Server 2014 or Microsoft SQL Server 2016
• Team Foundation Server Web Client requires Microsoft Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Apple Safari
• Team Foundation Server Office Integration requires Office 2016, Office 2013, or Office 2010