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EEE leverages the Microsoft .Net framework, SQL Server and SQL Server Reporting Services software components and as such, specific versions of EEE have explicit dependencies on a certain versions these components.

While there is no explicit block or requirement on operating system enforced by EEE, this may be limited by the version of the software components (e.g. .Net framework) available for your Operating System. We recommend running current, regularly updated and supported operating systems.

See [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/migration-guide/versions-and-dependencies here] for more information about the .NET Framework requirements.

Please refer to the table below for minimum requirements for EEE.

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!| EEE Version
!| Release Year
!| .NET<br/>Framework<br/>version
!| .NET<br/>version
!| Minimum<br/>Windows Server<br/>version<br/>
!| Minimum<br/>SQL Server<br/>
!| Minimum<br/>SQL Server<br/>Reporting<br/>Services<br/>version
!|Comments
|-
|| 1.96.x
|| 2025 Q1
|| 4.8
|| 8.0
|| <span style="color: blue;>'''2016'''</span>
|| <span style="color: blue;>'''2016'''</span>
|| <span style="color: blue;>'''2016'''</span>
|| Several SQL Server and Windows Server versions that have reached end of life are no longer supported
|-
|| 1.94.09
|| 2025 Q1
|| 4.8
|| <span style="color: blue;>'''8.0'''</span>
|| 2012
|| 2012
|| 2012
|| 
|-
|| 1.94.04
|| 2024 Q3
|| 4.8
|| <span style="color: blue;>'''8.0, 6.0'''</span>
|| 2012
|| 2012
|| 2012
|| 
|-
|| 1.94.01
|| 2024 Q1
|| 4.8
|| 6.0
|| 2012
|| 2012
|| 2012
|| 
|-
|| 1.92.x
|| 2023 Q3
|| 4.8
|| 6.0
|| 2012
|| 2012
|| 2012
|| 
|-
|| 1.90.x
|| 2023 Q2
|| 4.8
|| <span style="color: blue;>'''6.0'''</span>
|| <span style="color: blue;>'''2012'''</span>
|| 2012
|| 2012
|| Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 has reached [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2008-r2 end of life] and is no longer supported
|-
|| 1.88.x
|| 2021 Q2
|| 4.8
|| <span style="color: blue;>'''Core 3.1'''</span>
|| 2008 R2 SP1
|| <span style="color: blue;>'''2012'''</span>
|| <span style="color: blue;>'''2012'''</span>
|| EEE SQLCLR Integration now uses .Net 4.8 which is only supported on SQL Server 2012 and later
|-
|| 1.86.x
|| 2020 Q2
|| <span style="color: blue;>'''4.8'''</span>
|| <span style="color: blue;>'''Core 3.1, Core 2.1'''</span>
|| <span style="color: blue;>'''2008 R2 SP1'''</span>
|| 2008
|| 2008
|| .Net 4.8 is not supported on Windows Server 2008 / Windows Vista
|-
|| 1.84.x
|| 2019 Q1
|| 4.5.2
|| <span style="color: blue;>'''Core 2.2, Core 2.1'''</span>
|| 2008 SP2
|| <span style="color: blue;>'''2008'''</span>
|| 2008
|| SQL Server 2005 is no longer supported by EEE
|-
|| 1.82.x
|| 2018 Q3
|| <span style="color: blue;>'''4.5.2'''</span>
|| -
|| 2008 SP2
|| 2005
|| <span style="color: blue;>'''2008'''</span>
|| New Microsoft Report Viewer control (2016) used by EEE requires reports to be hosted on Reporting Services 2008 or later
|-
|| 1.80.x
|| 2017 Q2
|| 4.5
|| -
|| 2008 SP2
|| 2005
|| 2005
||
|}