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title: Software Requirements for ACT (Windows 10)
description: The Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) has the following software requirements.
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# Software Requirements for ACT


**Applies to**

-   Windows 10
-   Windows 8.1
-   Windows 8
-   Windows 7
-   Windows Server 2012
-   Windows Server 2008 R2

The Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) has the following software requirements.

## Operating Systems


ACT can be installed on the following operating systems:

-   Windows 10

-   Windows 8.1

-   Windows 8

-   Windows 7

-   Windows Server 2012

-   Windows Server 2008 R2

You can deploy inventory collector packages to all of the operating systems where you can install ACT. In addition, you can also deploy inventory collector packages to Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.

**Note**  
As of Update 2, there is a known issue where the inventory collector package fails on Windows Vista.

 

## Database Components


ACT requires one of the following database components:

-   Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012

-   Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2

-   SQL Server 2008

-   SQL Server 2005

-   SQL Server 2008 Express

-   SQL Server 2005 Express Edition

## .NET Framework


ACT requires .NET Framework 4.

## Related topics


[What's New in Act 6.1](whats-new-in-act-60.md)

[Software Requirements for RAP](software-requirements-for-rap.md)