Operating Environment

PME supports the following environments and software:

NOTE: The operating system and SQL Server combination you choose must be supported by Microsoft. This applies to edition, version, and 32-/64-bit.

NOTE: Apply the latest updates to the operating system and database system before installing or upgrading PME.

Software Supported Versions
Operating system*

Windows 10 Professional/Enterprise
Windows 11 IoT Enterprise
Windows 11 Professional/Enterprise
Windows Server 2016 Standard
Windows Server 2019 Standard
Windows Server 2022 Standard

Database system**

SQL Server 2014 Express
SQL Server 2016 Express
SQL Server 2017 Express
SQL Server 2019 Express
SQL Server 2022 Express (included with PME 2023 )
SQL Server 2014 Standard/Enterprise/Business Intelligence
SQL Server 2016 Standard/Enterprise/Business Intelligence
SQL Server 2017 Standard/Enterprise/Business Intelligence
SQL Server 2019 Standard/Enterprise/Business Intelligence
SQL Server 2022 Standard/Enterprise/Business Intelligence
Virtual environment***

VMWare Workstation 10
VMWare ESXi 7.0
Oracle Virtual Box 5.0.4
Microsoft Hyper-V from Windows 10, Windows Server 2016
Citrix XenServer 6.2
Parallels Desktop 10
QEMU-KVM

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel 2013, 2016, 365
Desktop Web browser

Google Chrome version 100 and later
Mozilla Firefox version 71 and later
Apple Safari versions 7 or 8 and later
Microsoft Edge
Mobile Web browser

Safari on iOS8.3+ operating systems, Chrome on Android systems
.NET Framework

.NET 4.8

* For information on choosing an operating system, see Operating System considerations.

** PME includes a free version of SQL Server Express. You have the option to install this Express version during the installation of PME, if you don't want to use a different SQL Server. For information on the limitations when using SQL Server Express, see SQL Server considerations.

*** You must configure virtual environments with a supported Windows operating system and SQL Server edition. It is possible to mix virtual and non-virtual environments for PME server and clients.