Microsoft released Windows 10 on July 29, 2015. Here’s the SOLIDWORKS plan for supporting Windows 10.
Windows 10 SOLIDWORKS Supported Editions
• Windows 10 Pro (64 bit only)
• Windows 10 Enterprise (64 bit only)
Windows 10 SOLIDWORKS Support Schedule (All Products)
• SOLIDWORKS 2015: SP5 (Released November 18, 2015)
• SOLIDWORKS 2016: SP0 (SOLIDWORKS 2016 Beta 2 and SOLIDWORKS PDM Beta 3 will include Beta level support for Windows 10)
Thinking of upgrading your OS? Take a look at this SOLIDWORKS compatibility chart:
| Operating Systems | SOLIDWORKS 2013 | SOLIDWORKS 2014 | SOLIDWORKS 2015 | SOLIDWORKS 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Windows 10 64-bit |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows 10 32-bit |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Windows 8.1 64-bit |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows 8.1 32-bit |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Windows 8 64-bit |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Windows 8 32-bit |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Windows 7 64-bit |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows 7 32-bit |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Written by Mack Rasmussen
Mack Rasmussen is the Technical Director at Alignex, Inc. It’s rare for Mack to have a spare moment between leading Alignex’s team of application engineers and supporting our sales team, but when he does, you’ll most likely find this avid sportsman in the outdoors—skiing with his son, camping, fishing or hunting.