ArcReader 10.3.x system requirements

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ArcReader supported platforms*

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Operating Systems	Minimum Version	Maximum Version
Windows 10 Home, Pro and Enterprise (64 bit [EM64T])**
Windows 8.1 Basic, Pro, and Enterprise (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T])	Update: April 2014
Windows 8 Basic, Pro, and Enterprise (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T])
Windows 7 Ultimate, Professional, and Enterprise (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T])	SP1
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter (64 bit [EM64T])	Update: April 2014
Windows Server 2012 Standard and Datacenter (64 bit [EM64T])
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (64 bit [EM64T])	SP1
Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T])	SP2	SP2

* See the Operating system requirements and limitations section for additional requirements and information.

** Windows 10 support begins at ArcGIS 10.3.1.

Virtualized Environments

	Citrix XenApp*
Version	Hosted OS	Minimum OS Version
6.5	Windows Server 2008 R2	SP1
7.5	Windows Server 2012 R2	Update: April 2014
7.6	Windows Server 2008 R2 **	SP1
7.6	Windows Server 2012 R2	Update: April 2014

* For ArcGIS Globe and ArcScene, a shareable GPU such as an NVIDIA GRID card is recommended.

** Citrix XenApp7.6 on Windows Server 2008 R2 on ArcGIS 10.2.1 only.

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
Citrix XenDesktop 7.5
Citrix XenDesktop 7.6
Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V
VMWare vSphere 6.0 HorizonView

Hardware requirements

CPU Speed	2.2 GHz minimum; Hyper-threading (HHT) or Multi-core recommended
Platform	x86 or x64 with SSE2 extensions
Memory/RAM	2 GB minimum
Display Properties	24-bit color depth
Screen Resolution	1024x768 recommended minimum at normal size (96 dpi)
Swap Space	Determined by the operating system; 500 MB minimum
Disk Space	970 MB ArcReader will create cache files when used; additional disk space may be required.
Video/Graphics Adapter	64 MB RAM minimum; 256 MB RAM recommended. NVIDIA, ATI, and Intel chipsets supported. 24-bit capable graphics accelerator OpenGL version 2.0 runtime minimum is required, and Shader Model 3.0 or higher is recommended. Be sure to use the latest available drivers.

Software requirements

Microsoft .NET Framework Requirement	Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 must be installed prior to installing ArcReader.
Browser Requirement	Microsoft Internet Explorer (minimum IE 9) must be installed prior to installing ArcReader. Internet Explorer 9, 10 and 11 are supported.
Printer Support	ArcGIS supports printing to any Microsoft certified Windows printer using the native driver in ArcGIS. Note that some printer drivers do not support complex maps, and the ArcPress printer driver or additional hardware may be needed for these complex maps. Esri recommends the following configuration when printing large maps with the ArcPress printer drivers: If large complex maps do not print, reboot the computer to ensure the pagefile system is cleared. If the pagefile system is not a dedicated drive or partition, make sure that drive does not need to be defragmented. Disk Space: at least 10 GB of free space is required on the drive where %TEMP% is located, as potentially large temporary files will be written there while ArcPress is processing a map for printing. For more information on supported printers, refer to the following Knowledge Base FAQ: What printers are supported by ArcGIS for Desktop?

Operating system requirements and limitations

All platforms

Windows