For a list of supported operating systems, see 
                  		  Supported Operating Systems and Third-party Software. 
               	 
            
 
            	 
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                  - This product can be installed on earlier versions of Windows but it has not been tested on them.
                     		  
                  
  
            	 
            
               		
               - Support for development on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 has been discontinued. These platforms are still supported for
                     deployment. Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 are supported.