System requirements

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Servers and consoles

— Windows 10, 11, Server 2016 or higher

— Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 or higher

— 4 GB RAM, 8 GB recommended

— Installing on a Domain Controller or Microsoft Exchange Server is not recommended


NOT SUPPORTED:

— Windows 10 releases no longer supported by Microsoft

— Server 2012 & Server 2012 R2

— Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

— Windows 7, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2 or lower

— Windows Vista, XP, and Home editions

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Target machines

— Windows 10, 11, Server 2016 or higher

— .NET Framework 4.6.2 or higher (can be remotely installed via PDQ Inventory)

— 1 GB RAM, 2 GB recommended

— PowerShell 3+ is recommended for PDQ Deploy


NOT SUPPORTED:

— Windows 7, Server 2012 R2 or lower

— Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

— Windows Vista, XP, and Home editions

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Configuration

Windows Firewall: Allow inbound file and printer sharing exception

This rule allows the IPC$ and ADMIN$ shares to be available. Administrative access to these shares is required.

Windows Firewall: Allow ICMP exceptions (Allow inbound echo request)

This rule allows a target computer to respond to ping requests.

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