Technical Document #4

Technical Document #4
What operating systems and their respective versions does WinDriver support?

This document outlines the operating systems suppot in the latest WinDriver versions.


PCI/ISA

WinDriver PCI supports the following operating systems:

  • Windows:
    Windows 8, 7, Vista, Server 2008, Server 2003, and XP — x86 (32-bit) and x64 (64-bit)

  • Windows CE (a.k.a. Windows Embedded Compact):
    Windows CE 4.x–7.x (including Windows Mobile) running x86, MIPS, or ARM

  • Linux:
    Any x86 32-bit or 64-bit (x86_64) processor, or Power PC 32-bit or 64-bit processor, with a 2.6.x or higher Linux kernel.

    NOTE: Jungo strives to support new Linux kernel versions as close as possible to their release. To find out the latest supported kernel version, refer to the latest WinDriver release notes.




USB

WinDriver USB supports the following operating systems:

  • Windows:
    Windows 8, 7, Vista, Server 2008, Server 2003, and XP — x86 (32-bit) and x64 (64-bit)

  • Windows CE (a.k.a. Windows Embedded Compact):
    Windows CE 4.x–7.x (including Windows Mobile) running x86, MIPS, or ARM

  • Linux:
    Any x86 32-bit or 64-bit (x86_64) processor, with a 2.6.x or higher Linux kernel.

    NOTE: Jungo strives to support new Linux kernel versions as close as possible to their release. To find out the latest supported kernel version, refer to the latest WinDriver release notes.




PCMCIA

WinDriver PCMCIA supports the following operating systems:

  • Windows:
    Windows 8, 7, Vista, Server 2008, Server 2003, and XP — x86 (32-bit) and x64 (64-bit)




For more information relating to when the support for each operating system and the related service packs was introduced, please review Technical Document #50 and the WinDriver Release Notes.