Supported platforms¶
This section lists the operating systems and Microsoft server applications supported by BackupAssist Classic, BackupAssist WFH and BackupAssist Desktop. BackupAssist Classic offers a 30-day free trial to help you verify the supported platforms within your own environments.
Microsoft Server Operating Systems¶
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025 family - Supported from v14.0.3
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022 family - Supported from v11.2.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 family - Supported from v10.4.5
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 family - Supported from v9.5 (not Nano Server)
Note
Hyper-V on Windows Server is supported. Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) are not covered by technical support; see Hyper-V in a CSV environment.
Note
Variants such as Storage Center and Data Center for the above OS families are also supported.
Microsoft Client Operating Systems¶
- Microsoft Windows 11 (64-bit) - Supported from v11.2.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit).
Microsoft application servers¶
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 (up to CU 11).
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 (up to CU 22).
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2013
- Microsoft SQL Server 2022
- Microsoft SQL Server 2019
- Microsoft SQL Server 2017
- Microsoft SQL Server 2016 - Service Pack 2
- Microsoft SQL Server 2014 - Service Pack 3
BackupAssist Classic v11 also runs on¶
- Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit)
Technical support ended
Technical support for BackupAssist Classic on Windows 7, Windows 8 and 8.1, and the Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2 families ended on 1 May 2020 (announcement). BackupAssist Classic v14.0.1 and later install only on Windows 10 and 11 and Windows Server 2016 and later. Server Core installations are not covered by technical support.