EEE Software Requirements

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 here for more information about the .NET Framework requirements.

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

EEE Version	Release Year	.NET Framework version	.NET version	Minimum Windows Server version	Minimum SQL Server	Minimum SQL Server Reporting Services version	Comments
1.96.x	2025 Q1 (planned)	4.8	8.0	2016	2016	2016	Several SQL Server and Windows Server versions that have reached end of life are no longer supported
1.94.09	2025 Q1	4.8	8.0	2012	2012	2012
1.94.04	2024 Q3	4.8	8.0, 6.0	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	6.0	2012	2012	2012	Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 has reached end of life and is no longer supported
1.88.x	2021 Q2	4.8	Core 3.1	2008 R2 SP1	2012	2012	EEE SQLCLR Integration now uses .Net 4.8 which is only supported on SQL Server 2012 and later
1.86.x	2020 Q2	4.8	Core 3.1, Core 2.1	2008 R2 SP1	2008	2008	.Net 4.8 is not supported on Windows Server 2008 / Windows Vista
1.84.x	2019 Q1	4.5.2	Core 2.2, Core 2.1	2008 SP2	2008	2008	SQL Server 2005 is no longer supported by EEE
1.82.x	2018 Q3	4.5.2	-	2008 SP2	2005	2008	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