Is the OFS compatible with Windows 7 Embedded?

Issue
Windows 7 Embedded is used in the most part of the Industrial PC and customers want to know if this version of Windows is compatible with OFS.

Product Line
OPC Factory Server (OFS), Harmony iPC

Environment
OFS v3.62, Windows 7 Embedded

Resolution
The Windows 7 Embedded  (WES7) version is built on the same framework than Windows 7 Ultimate. So, any software compatible with a standard Windows 7 distribution will also run properly on WES7 that has been develop for critical infrastructure like ATMs, Medical Equipment and PC that controls machines on a factory. These applications does not need advanced features, they need long term stability and few updates that is the proposed of the WES7 including the resource to choose the features you need in your OS.

So, a PC with Windows 7 Embedded is compatible with OFS if it follows the standard requirements of the software described below:

Install Prerequisite

The Microsoft .Net framework v3.5 SP1 must be installed. If not, the OFS setup stops installing.

Preparing to Install

In Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2, you need administrator rights to install OFS.

OFS runs on a PC that meets the following minimum standards:

• either a 32-bit or a 64-bit platform
• Minimum RAM of 4 Gb

Released for:Schneider Electric USA