March 13, 2013 By a Habanero alumni

SharePoint Windows Support Matrix

Is SharePoint supported on Windows [Insert Version]?

I get asked this question all the time so I built this table of supported Windows versions for each SharePoint version.

	2013	2010	2007	2003	2001
Windows Server 2012	Standard 64-bit Datacenter 64-bit
Windows 8	No version of SharePoint is supported for installation on Windows 8
Windows Server 2008 R2	Standard 64-bit Enterprise 64-bit Datacenter 64-bit	Standard 64-bit Enterprise 64-bit Data Center 64-bit Web Server 64-bit	Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Requires SharePoint SP2 or SP3 Edition not provided 64-bit
Windows 7		Development only 64-bit
Windows Server 2008		Windows Server 2008 SP2 Standard 64-bit Enterprise 64-bit Data Center 64-bit Web Server 64-bit	Requires SharePoint SP1 Edition not provided 64-bit
Windows Vista		Development only 64-bit
Windows Server 2003 R2			Standard 32-bit, 64-bit Enterprise 32-bit, 64-bit Datacenter 32-bit, 64-bit Web 32-bit, 64-bit	Edition not provided 32-bit, 64-bit
Windows Server 2003			Standard 32-bit, 64-bit Enterprise 32-bit, 64-bit Datacenter 32-bit, 64-bit Web 32-bit, 64-bit	Edition not provided 32-bit, 64-bit
Windows Server 2000					Windows 2000 Server SP1 Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1

An empty cell mean this Windows/SharePoint combination is not supported.
This table reflects all SharePoint editions, i.e. WSS/Foundation and Server Standard/Enterprise/Internet Sites. In other words within a SharePoint version, the Windows requirements are the same.
I've indicated if a minimum Windows or SharePoint Service Pack is required otherwise assume RTM and later.
The documentation isn't always complete - when specific editions are not provided, I've used the phrase Edition not provided . The best bet is the editions are the same as another supported Windows version.
Windows Web Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003 Web edition can't run a full SQL edition; There are two options: use SQL Express/MSDE or install SQL Server on a dedicated server with an appropriate Windows edition.
SharePoint 2010 can be installed onto a computer running Windows Vista or Windows 7. This is not supported for production, but is supported for development. You need to install SharePoint using setup.exe and a config.xml file with the AllowWindowsClientInstall setting. For more information on the whole process see Setting Up the Development Environment for SharePoint 2010 on Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 .
Why have I listed unsupported versions of SharePoint? One day you'll encounter one of these ancient farms in need of some help and the answer will become obvious.