Supported host operating systems for vSphere Client (Windows) installation
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VMware vCenter Server
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Issue/Introduction
This article provides information about the supported host operating systems for VMware vSphere Client (Windows) installation.
Resolution
This table lists the supported host operating systems for vSphere Client (Windows):
| Operating System | 6.0 U3 | 6.0 U2 | 6.0 U1 | 6.0 | 5.5 U3 | 5.5 U2 | 5.5 U1 | 5.5 | 5.1 U3 | 5.1 U2 | 5.1 U1 | 5.1 | 5.0 U3 | 5.0 U2 | 5.0 U1 | 5.0 | 4.1 U2 | 4.0 U3 | 4.0 U4 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 32-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 32-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 32-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 32-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 64-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||
| Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 32-bit | Yes(1) | Yes(1) | Yes(1) | Yes(1) | Yes(1) | Yes(1) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 64-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit | |||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit | |||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 64-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 32-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 64-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1 32-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1 64-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 64-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Service Pack 2 32-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Service Pack 2 64-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 32-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 64-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 32-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 64-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-bit | Yes | Yes | Yes |
For more information, see Search fails and Hardware Health and Health Status plug-ins are disabled in the vSphere Client (2031053).
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