Studio, Supported

Name Version

Operating System

  • Windows 7
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server 2003 SP2
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2016 - 64 bit
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8
Studio Database
  • SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise and above
  • SQL 2008 R2 Express and above
  • SQL Server 2012 Express Edition
  • SQL Server 2014 SP1 - 64 bit Standard/ Enterprise Edition
  • SQL Server 2014 SP2 - 64 bit Standard/ Enterprise Edition
  • SQL Server 2016 SP2 - 64 bit
  • Standard/ Enterprise/Express Edition

Required only in case of a local database, otherwise an existing database on the network can be used.

The SQL Server collation for an English-US locale should be set to SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. The collation set depends on the locale, so, if you are in a non-US locale, ensure that you select the appropriate collation.