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Table 36. Operating Systems for Linked-Clone and Full-Clone Remote Desktops
Guest Operating System Version Edition Service Pack
Windows 8.1 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and
Professional
None and Update
Windows 8 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and
Professional
None
Windows 7 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and
Professional
None and SP1
Windows Vista 32-bit Business and
Enterprise
SP2
Windows XP 32-bit Professional SP3
Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Datacenter SP1
IMPORTANT The virtual machine version must support the guest operating system. For example, to install
Windows 8.1, you must use a vSphere 5.1 or later virtual machine.
The following table lists the Windows operating systems versions that are supported for creating desktop
pools and application pools on an RDS host.
Table 37. Operating Systems for RDS Hosts, Providing Remote Desktops or Applications
Guest Operating System Edition Service Pack
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and
Datacenter
SP1
Windows Server 2012 Standard and Datacenter None
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter None
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