Prerequisites
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This document contains information about system requirements for installing and using DevExpress WinForms Controls.
.NET Framework
The table below highlights supported .NET Framework versions.
| DevExpress Version | .NET 2.0 | .NET 3.5 | .NET 4.0 | .NET 4.5 | .NET 4.6 | .NET 4.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v17.2 (current) | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| All Versions | ||||||
| v16.2-v17.2 (current) | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| v14.2-v16.1 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| v13.1-v14.1 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| v12.1-v12.2 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| v11.2 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| v10.1-v11.1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| v9.3 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Support for the .NET Client Profile has been discontinued by Microsoft with the release of .NET Framework 4.5. DevExpress controls do not support .NET Client Profile starting from v14.2.
IDE
The table below highlights Visual Studio versions supported by DevExpress WinForms Controls.
| DevExpress Version | Visual Studio 2005 | Visual Studio 2008 | Visual Studio 2010 | Visual Studio 2012 | Visual Studio 2013 | Visual Studio 2015 | Visual Studio 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v17.2 (current) | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| All Versions | |||||||
| v16.1.11-v17.2 (current) | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| v14.2-v16.1.10 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| v12.2.15-v14.1 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| v12.1-v12.2.14 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| v11.2 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| v10.1-v11.1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| v9.3 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Note
Note that Visual Studio Express editions may not support some design-time features of DevExpress WinForms controls.
If you require a previous version of a DevExpress product, log in to the Download Manager page on the DevExpress website.