1.9.3. Windows requirements

Any Internet connected Windows computer capable of running:

• Windows 10
• Windows 8.1 (End of support 2023-01-10)
• Windows 8 (End of support 2023-01-10)
• Windows 7 (Microsoft has ended support)

• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2008 R2 (Microsoft has ended support for on-premise servers)

*Windows Server Core option is NOT supported, but you can still migrate printers to Printix.

Requirements:

• Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 11 or later must be installed on the computer.
• Printix Client requires .NET Framework. Minimum version 3.5 SP1, but it will use newer .NET Framework versions if installed (4.8).
• TLS 1.2.

*Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019 comes with .NET Framework 4.6 or newer in which TLS 1.2 is enabled by default. For computers with other Windows versions that have not been updated to .NET Framework 4.6 or newer, it may be necessary to enable TLS 1.2.
See also: Microsoft documentation on: .NET Framework versions and dependencies.

How to find out the Windows 10 edition, version and OS build number

1. Select Windows Key+I to open Settings.
2. Select System.
3. Scroll to the bottom and select About.
4. In the section Windows specification you will find:
• Edition. Example: Windows 10 Home
• Version. Example: 1903
• OS Build. Example: 18862.388

How to migrate Windows Server Core

Windows Server Core option is NOT supported, but you can migrate printers setup on a Windows Server Core to Printix via a temporary Windows Server.

On the Windows Server Core computer:

1. Select Windows Key+R to open Run.
2. Type: printmanagement.msc, and select OK.
3. In Print Management open the Action menu and select Export printers to a file…

On the temporary print server:

4. Install Print Server Role on a new/different Windows Server in the same network as the Windows Server Core computer.
5. In Print Management open the Action menu and select Import printers from a file…
6. Select the file you created in step 2.
7. Install Printix Client on the print server and Discover printers.