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Applies to: Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018. See Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 version.

The following sections list the minimum hardware and software requirements to install and run Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018. Minimum means that later versions (such as SP1, SP2, or R2 versions) of a required software product are also supported.

Note

Dynamics NAV Setup installs some software if it is not already present in the target computer. For more information, see the 'Additional Information' section for each component.

Client Components

Dynamics NAV Windows Client Requirements

The following table shows the minimum system requirements for the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Windows client.

Supported operating systems	Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (32-bit and 64-bit editions). Important: Windows 10 S is not supported. Windows Server 2019 Standard, Essentials, or Datacenter. Windows 8.1 Professional or Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit editions). Windows Server 2016 Standard, Essentials, or Datacenter. Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard or Essentials (64-bit edition). Windows Server 2012 Standard or Essentials (64-bit edition).
Hardware resources	Hard disk space: 200 MB. Memory: 1 GB.
Reports	For editing RDLC report layouts: Report Builder for SQL Server 2016 or Visual Studio 2017 with Microsoft Rdlc Report Designer for Visual Studio installed. For editing Word layouts: Microsoft Word 2013 or later
Instant messaging and Telephony API	Microsoft Lync 2013.
Outlook client integration and mail merge	Microsoft Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office 2019, Microsoft Office 2016, or Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
Import and export with Microsoft Excel and Office XML, and SharePoint links	Microsoft Office 2019, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, or Microsoft Microsoft 365.
Editing in Excel using the Excel Add-in	Excel 2019 or Excel 2016. For more information, see Setting up the Excel Add-In for Editing Dynamics NAV Data.
OneNote integration	Microsoft Office 2019, Microsoft Office 2016, or Microsoft Office 2013 SP1.
Email logging	Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server 2016, or Exchange Server 2013. Microsoft Exchange Online, or Exchange Online as part of a Microsoft 365 subscription.
Additional software	Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.
Additional information	Dynamics NAV Setup installs the following software if it is not already present in the target computer: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7. The Microsoft Dynamics NAV Windows client is available in a 32-bit version and 64-bit version. On a 32-bit Windows operating system, the 32-bit version is run. On a 64-bit Windows operating system, the 64-bit version is run by default; however, you can also run the 32-bit version if it is required. Dynamics NAV Setup can only install the Excel Add-in if Excel is present on the target computer. Outlook synchronization is not supported on 64-bit versions of Office.

Dynamics NAV Development Environment Requirements

The following table shows the minimum system requirements for the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Development Environment.

Supported operating systems	Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (32-bit and 64-bit editions). Windows Server 2019 Standard, Essentials, or Datacenter. Windows 8.1 Professional or Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit editions). Windows Server 2016 Standard, Essentials, or Datacenter. Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard or Essentials (64-bit edition). Windows Server 2012 Standard or Essentials (64-bit edition).
Hardware resources	Hard disk space: 200 MB. Memory: 1 GB.
Reports	For creating and editing RDLC report layouts: Report Builder for SQL Server 2016, or One of the following versions of Visual Studio: Visual Studio 2017 with Microsoft Rdlc Report Designer for Visual Studio installed. Visual Studio 2015 Professional or Enterprise edition with SQL Server Data Tools installed. Important: Before you install Visual Studio 2015, install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7; otherwise, an error will occur when you compile or run RDLC reports. For more information, see Report error 'Visual Basic Command Line Compiler has stopped working'. For upgrading reports: Report Builder for SQL Server 2016 For creating Word report layouts: Word 2013 or later
Additional software	Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.
Additional information	Dynamics NAV Setup installs the following software if it is not already present in the target computer: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7. SQL Server Native Client 11.0. Report Builder for SQL Server 2016. This is not installed if a version of SQL Server Report Builder or Microsoft Visual Studio is already present on the target computer If the development environment and Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server are on the same computer, then only a 64-bit operating system is supported.

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Dynamics NAV Web Client Requirements

The following table shows the minimum system requirements for the Dynamics NAV Web client.

Supported browsers	Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer 11. Google Chrome 61.0 for Windows. Mozilla Firefox 55.0 for Windows. Safari 10.0 for macOS. For a list of browser limitations, see Browser Limitations with the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web Client.
Business inbox in Outlook	Microsoft Microsoft 365.
Sending data to Excel	Microsoft Office 2019, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, or Microsoft Microsoft 365.
Editing in Excel using the Excel Add-in	Excel 2016. For more information, see Setting up the Excel Add-In for Editing Dynamics NAV Data.
SharePoint Online links	Microsoft Office 2019, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, or Microsoft Microsoft 365.
Printing reports to Excel or Word	Microsoft Office 2019, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, or Microsoft Microsoft 365.
Additional information	If you experience problems using the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web client, you can try to turn off browser tools, such as translator tools that may run in the background. Similarly, if you use zoom functionality in your browser or from a third-party tool, then elements may appear (or disappear) depending on screen size.

Dynamics NAV Tablet Client and Phone Client (in a Browser) Requirements

The following table shows the minimum system requirements for the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Tablet client and Microsoft Dynamics NAV Phone client running in a browser when used for development and testing purposes.

Server component	Identical to the Dynamics NAV Web client.
Supported browsers	The following desktop browsers are supported: Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer 11 (build 11.0.9600.17239) for Windows 10 and for Windows 8.1 (3

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