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Version: 7.2

Software requirements

The following prerequisites have to be installed on the machine(s) where you want to run the contentACCESS installation wizard:

  • OS: Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2025 (Learn more about the supported operating systems here)
  • MS SQL 2012, MS SQL 2012 R2, MS SQL 2014 SP2, MS SQL 2016, MS SQL 2017, MS SQL 2019, MS SQL 2022, MS SQL 2025
  • MS Outlook 2010/2013 (64 bit version) or later – Click-to-Run Outlook is supported!
  • Office 2013, Office 2016, Office 2019, Office 2021, Office 2024, Microsoft 365
  • .NET Framework 4.8
  • Internet Information Services (IIS) and ASP .NET 4.8

The following prerequisite(s) have to be present if you also want to use the search service:

  • iFilters for indexing (download from here)

These prerequisites are also checked by the installation wizard. If not installed, SQL, Framework, IIS, and Java will be installed directly from the wizard during the installation.

  • Operating system memory (RAM): 8 GB is recommended
  • Free disk space (HDD): 20 GB free space is recommended
  • Processor (CPU): 2.4 GHz quad core

For more information about the contentACCESS prerequisites, please read the following subsection.