SAP Crystal Reports, version for Microsoft Visual Studio Supported Platforms (PAM)
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This document contains information specific to platforms and configurations with regards to SAP Crystal
Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio. For the latest information or updates to this
document, please visit this page.
Updated on: May 29, 2026
Applies to: Up to Support Package 40
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SAP Crystal Reports, developer
version for Microsoft Visual Studio
- Supported Platforms
Applies to:
SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio
Summary
This document contains information specific to platforms and configurations with regards to SAP Crystal
Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio. For the latest information or updates to this
document, please visit this page.
Updated on: May 29, 2026
Applies to: Up to Support Package 40
SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio - Supported Platforms
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Table of Contents
Products ........................................................................................................................................................... 3
Languages ........................................................................................................................................................ 3
Supported Operating Systems.......................................................................................................................... 4
Minimum Hardware Requirements ................................................................................................................... 5
Design Time .................................................................................................................................................. 5
Runtime ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
Crystal Reports for Visual Studio and Microsoft Critical Patches...................................................................... 5
Supported Application Servers ......................................................................................................................... 5
Supported Browsers ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Supported Database Connectivity .................................................................................................................... 6
Supported Visual Studio Versions .................................................................................................................. 10
Supported .NET Framework Versions ............................................................................................................ 10
Related Content.............................................................................................................................................. 11
Copyright ........................................................................................................................................................ 12
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Table of Contents
Products ........................................................................................................................................................... 3
Languages ........................................................................................................................................................ 3
Supported Operating Systems.......................................................................................................................... 4
Minimum Hardware Requirements ................................................................................................................... 5
Design Time .................................................................................................................................................. 5
Runtime ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
Crystal Reports for Visual Studio and Microsoft Critical Patches...................................................................... 5
Supported Application Servers ......................................................................................................................... 5
Supported Browsers ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Supported Database Connectivity .................................................................................................................... 6
Supported Visual Studio Versions .................................................................................................................. 10
Supported .NET Framework Versions ............................................................................................................ 10
Related Content.............................................................................................................................................. 11
Copyright ........................................................................................................................................................ 12
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Products
• SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio
Note: Maintenance dates for SAP Crystal Reports and its related products can be found on this page.
* Only the latest Support Package (SP) is supported. If any issue occurs, verify the latest SP first.
** 32bit CR .NET Runtime is discontinued after Dec 2025. Move to 64bit CR .NET Runtime ASAP.
Languages
The following table provides the list of languages supported by the release.
Note: “Design Time” refers to the Crystal Reports integration with Microsoft Visual Studio IDE. “Runtime” refers to the
runtime components that can be deployed to client environments.
Languages Design Time Runtime
English ✓ ✓
French ✓ ✓
Italian ✓ ✓
German ✓ ✓
Korean ✓ ✓
Japanese ✓ ✓
Spanish ✓ ✓
Russian ✓ ✓
Chinese (Traditional) ✓ ✓
Chinese (Simplified) ✓ ✓
Portuguese (Brazil) ✓
Swedish ✓
Polish ✓
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Products
• SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio
Note: Maintenance dates for SAP Crystal Reports and its related products can be found on this page.
* Only the latest Support Package (SP) is supported. If any issue occurs, verify the latest SP first.
** 32bit CR .NET Runtime is discontinued after Dec 2025. Move to 64bit CR .NET Runtime ASAP.
Languages
The following table provides the list of languages supported by the release.
Note: “Design Time” refers to the Crystal Reports integration with Microsoft Visual Studio IDE. “Runtime” refers to the
runtime components that can be deployed to client environments.
Languages Design Time Runtime
English ✓ ✓
French ✓ ✓
Italian ✓ ✓
German ✓ ✓
Korean ✓ ✓
Japanese ✓ ✓
Spanish ✓ ✓
Russian ✓ ✓
Chinese (Traditional) ✓ ✓
Chinese (Simplified) ✓ ✓
Portuguese (Brazil) ✓
Swedish ✓
Polish ✓
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Norwegian ✓
Thai ✓
Dutch ✓
Danish ✓
Czech ✓
Finnish ✓
Hungarian ✓
Slovakian ✓
Turkish ✓
Supported Operating Systems 1,2,3
The following operating systems shall be supported for both design time and runtime scenarios.
Only 64bit operating systems are supported after Dec 31, 2025.
• Windows 10 6
• Windows 11 7,8
• Windows Server 2016 4
• Windows Server 2019 5
• Windows Server 2022 9
• Windows Server 2025 10
Note:
1. Windows Server has to be installed with Desktop Experience.
2. Support of a Windows version ends at its official End of Life (EOL) date from Microsoft. E.g. Windows 8.1 is no
longer supported after Jan 10, 2023, Windows Server 2012 (and 2012 R2) are no longer supported after Oct
10, 2023. See Microsoft Support Life Cycle Site for EOL dates of each Windows version.
3. Since SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio (a.k.a. CR4VS) SP38, Microsoft
Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable is removed from CR for Visual Studio packages to avoid force restart
during install. Before install of CR4VS (SP38+), users should check and manually install Microsoft Visual C++
2015-2022 Redistributable if it was not installed yet (in rare case).
4. Supported since CR4VS SP19.
5. Supported since CR4VS SP26.
6. CR4VS SP32 is tested with Windows10 21H2, CR4VS SP31 is tested with Windows10 20H2.
7. CR4VS SP39 is tested with Windows11 25H2. CR4VS SP37 is tested with Windows11 24H2 and 23H2. CR4VS
SP33 is tested with Windows11 22H2. CR4VS SP32 is tested with Windows11 21H2.
8. Check Knowledge Base Article 3204578 for a Windows 11 OLE image issue and workaround.
9. Supported since CR4VS SP32.
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Norwegian ✓
Thai ✓
Dutch ✓
Danish ✓
Czech ✓
Finnish ✓
Hungarian ✓
Slovakian ✓
Turkish ✓
Supported Operating Systems 1,2,3
The following operating systems shall be supported for both design time and runtime scenarios.
Only 64bit operating systems are supported after Dec 31, 2025.
• Windows 10 6
• Windows 11 7,8
• Windows Server 2016 4
• Windows Server 2019 5
• Windows Server 2022 9
• Windows Server 2025 10
Note:
1. Windows Server has to be installed with Desktop Experience.
2. Support of a Windows version ends at its official End of Life (EOL) date from Microsoft. E.g. Windows 8.1 is no
longer supported after Jan 10, 2023, Windows Server 2012 (and 2012 R2) are no longer supported after Oct
10, 2023. See Microsoft Support Life Cycle Site for EOL dates of each Windows version.
3. Since SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio (a.k.a. CR4VS) SP38, Microsoft
Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable is removed from CR for Visual Studio packages to avoid force restart
during install. Before install of CR4VS (SP38+), users should check and manually install Microsoft Visual C++
2015-2022 Redistributable if it was not installed yet (in rare case).
4. Supported since CR4VS SP19.
5. Supported since CR4VS SP26.
6. CR4VS SP32 is tested with Windows10 21H2, CR4VS SP31 is tested with Windows10 20H2.
7. CR4VS SP39 is tested with Windows11 25H2. CR4VS SP37 is tested with Windows11 24H2 and 23H2. CR4VS
SP33 is tested with Windows11 22H2. CR4VS SP32 is tested with Windows11 21H2.
8. Check Knowledge Base Article 3204578 for a Windows 11 OLE image issue and workaround.
9. Supported since CR4VS SP32.
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10. Supported since CR4VS SP40.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
• Crystal Reports for Visual Studio is supported running on 32-bit versions of Windows running on x86
and x64 CPUs made by AMD and Intel.
• Crystal Reports for Visual Studio is supported running on 64-bit versions of Windows running on x64
CPUs made by AMD and Intel.
Design Time
• 1.6Ghz or faster processor,
• 1 GB (32 Bit) or 2 GB (64 Bit) RAM,
• 650MB (32-bit) or 1.1GB (64-bit) available hard drive space
Runtime
• Intel Pentium III or faster processor,
• 512 MB RAM,
• 300MB (32-bit) or 325MB (64-bit) available hard drive space
Crystal Reports for Visual Studio and Microsoft Critical Patches
SAP supports and recommends install of all Microsoft critical patches for the operating systems listed above.
It is recommended to refer to the Business Objects policy on Microsoft patch support, which can be found on
our support site.
Supported Application Servers
• IIS 8 on Windows Server 20122
• IIS 8.5 on Windows 8.13
• IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R23
• IIS 10 on Windows 104
• IIS 10 on Windows 117
• IIS 10 on Windows Server 20165
• IIS 10 on Windows Server 20196
• IIS 10 on Windows Server 20227
• IIS 10 on Windows Server 20258
• IIS Express3
Note:
1. Windows client operating systems (ie: Windows 10/11) are intended to be used as development and test
environments and not as production servers.
2. Supported since SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio SP5.
3. Supported since SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio SP8.
4. Supported since SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio SP16.
5. Supported since SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio SP19.
6. Supported since SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio SP26.
7. Supported since SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio SP32.
8. Supported since SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio SP40.
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10. Supported since CR4VS SP40.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
• Crystal Reports for Visual Studio is supported running on 32-bit versions of Windows running on x86
and x64 CPUs made by AMD and Intel.
• Crystal Reports for Visual Studio is supported running on 64-bit versions of Windows running on x64
CPUs made by AMD and Intel.
Design Time
• 1.6Ghz or faster processor,
• 1 GB (32 Bit) or 2 GB (64 Bit) RAM,
• 650MB (32-bit) or 1.1GB (64-bit) available hard drive space
Runtime
• Intel Pentium III or faster processor,
• 512 MB RAM,
• 300MB (32-bit) or 325MB (64-bit) available hard drive space
Crystal Reports for Visual Studio and Microsoft Critical Patches
SAP supports and recommends install of all Microsoft critical patches for the operating systems listed above.
It is recommended to refer to the Business Objects policy on Microsoft patch support, which can be found on
our support site.
Supported Application Servers
• IIS 8 on Windows Server 20122
• IIS 8.5 on Windows 8.13
• IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R23
• IIS 10 on Windows 104
• IIS 10 on Windows 117
• IIS 10 on Windows Server 20165
• IIS 10 on Windows Server 20196
• IIS 10 on Windows Server 20227
• IIS 10 on Windows Server 20258
• IIS Express3
Note:
1. Windows client operating systems (ie: Windows 10/11) are intended to be used as development and test
environments and not as production servers.
2. Supported since SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio SP5.
3. Supported since SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio SP8.
4. Supported since SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio SP16.
5. Supported since SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio SP19.
6. Supported since SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio SP26.
7. Supported since SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio SP32.
8. Supported since SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio SP40.