Summary of supported operating systems
This article lists the versions of Windows, SQL Server, Visual Studio, and .NET Framework versions that are supported with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and newer.
Supported operating systems
Reference Microsoft Support Page: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/926628
Supported SQL Server
Supported operating systems
| BTS 2013 R2 | BTS 2013 | BTS 2010 | BTS 2009 | BTS 2006 R2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows XP | No | No | No | Yes, with Windows XP Service Pack 3 | Yes, with Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later service pack |
| Windows XP Professional, 64-Bit Edition | No | No | No | Yes, with Windows XP Service Pack 3 | Yes, with Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later service pack |
| Windows Server 2003 | No | No | No | Yes, with Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or later service pack | Yes, with Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 |
| Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Edition | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Vista, including 64-bit | No | No | Yes, with Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or later service pack | Yes, with Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or later service pack | Yes |
| Windows Server 2008, including 64-bit | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Windows 7, including 64-bit | Yes, with Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or later service pack | Yes, with Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or later service pack | Yes | No | No |
| Windows Server 2008 R2, including 64-bit | No | Yes, with Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 or later service pack | Yes | No | No |
| Windows Server 2012 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Windows 8 | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Windows 8.1 | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Reference Microsoft Support Page: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/926628
Supported SQL Server
| BTS 2013 R2 | BTS 2013 | BTS 2010 | BTS 2009 | BTS 2006 R2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQL Server 2000 | No | No | No | No | Yes, with SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 |
| SQL Server 2000, 64-Bit Edition | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| SQL Server 2005, including 64-bit | No | No | No | Yes, with SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 or later service pack | Yes |
| SQL Server 2008, including 64-bit | No | No | Yes, with SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 or later service pack | Yes | No |
| SQL Server 2008 R2, including 64-bit | No | Yes, with SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 or later service pack | Yes | No | No |
| SQL Server 2012 | Yes, with SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 | Yes | No | No | No |
| SQL Server 2014 | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| SQL Server Express | Yes but not recommended | Yes but not recommended | Yes but not recommended | Yes but not recommended | Yes but not recommended |
Supported Visual Studio
| BTS 2013 R2 | BTS 2013 | BTS 2010 | BTS 2009 | BTS 2006 R2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Studio version | Visual Studio 2013 | Visual Studio 2012 | Visual Studio 2010 | Visual Studio 2008 SP1 or later service pack | Visual Studio 2005 |
| .NET Framework version | Visual Studio project target build: .Net Framework 4.5 | Visual Studio project target build: .Net Framework 4.5 | Visual Studio project target build: .Net Framework 4 or .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 | .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 | .Net Framework 3.0 |
| BizTalk Runtime: .Net Framework 4.5.x | BizTalk Runtime: .Net Framework 4.5.x | BizTalk Runtime: .Net Framework 4.5.x (Only with CU7) | .Net Framework 2.0 |
For previous BizTalk Server versions, go to BizTalk Server: Operating System, SQL Server Version, and 64-bit Support.