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# Prerequisites

Before installing Devolutions Launcher, ensure that your environment meets the following prerequisites.

### Devolutions Server

The major version of Devolutions Launcher must match the major version of your Devolutions Server installation. Specifically, the first two version numbers must be identical.

**Example:**

* Devolutions Launcher: **2026.2.x.x**
* Devolutions Server: **2026.2.x.x**

### Devolutions Cloud

When using Devolutions Cloud, Devolutions Launcher should always be updated to the latest available version.

### Minimum system requirements

#### Supported operating systems

**Windows Desktop**

| Operating system | Minimum version               |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------- |
| Windows 11       | Version 21H2                  |
| Windows 10       | Versions 20H2, 21H1, and 21H2 |

**Windows Server**

| Operating system    | Minimum version        |
| ------------------- | ---------------------- |
| Windows Server 2022 | All supported releases |
| Windows Server      | Version 20H2           |
| Windows Server 2019 | All supported releases |
| Windows Server 2016 | Version 1607           |

#### Hardware and software requirements

| Requirement                   | Minimum           |
| ----------------------------- | ----------------- |
| Microsoft .NET                | Version 10.0      |
| Processor                     | 1 GHz or faster   |
| Memory (RAM)                  | 4 GB              |
| Screen resolution             | 1024 × 768 pixels |
| Disk space                    | 500 MB or more    |
| Operating system architecture | 64-bit            |


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