Requirements

This section describes the requirements for the installation of the SQL Server Compliance Benchmark Tool. 

Operating Systems

The following operating systems are supported for the installation of SQL Server Compliance Benchmark Tool:

• Windows Server 2025
  
  
• Windows Server 2022
  
  
• Windows Server 2019
  
  
• Windows Server 2016

• Windows Server 2012 R2
  
  
• Windows 11 Pro (64-bit)
  
  
• Windows 10 Pro Anniversary Edition (64-bit)
  
  

.NET Framework

• .NET Framework 4.8

Windows Management Framework

• Window Management Framework 5.1 (pre-installed on Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 and above).