NI-MAX, Windows 10 64 bit compatibility

[MyOwnPrivateIdaho]

I'm planning my (forced) migration to Windows 10 this summer for my PXI chassis and noted that NI-MAX 15.0 is not currently compatible with Windows 10, 64-bit OS (https://www.ni.com/en/shop/software-portfolio/national-instruments-product-compatibility-for-microso...). Has anyone heard any news on when/if NI will produce a compatible NI-MAX or remember historically how long NI has taken based on past Windows versions?

[RavensFan · Accepted solution]

National Instruments Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 10

MAX 15.0

It is compatible with Windows 10 64 bit as long as you are using the 32 bit version of the software.

Event take a look at National Instruments Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 8.

You'll see like very few NI packages are designed to run natively as 64-bit software on the 64-bit version of Windows.

Also read

LabVIEW 64-Bit vs. 32-Bit Applications FAQ

White Paper: Using National Instruments Products on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows
White Paper: National Instruments Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows Vista 
White Paper: National Instruments Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 7

[Bob_Schor]

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@MyOwnPrivateIdaho wrote:

I'm planning my (forced) migration to Windows 10 this summer for my PXI chassis and noted that NI-MAX 15.0 is not currently compatible with Windows 10, 64-bit OS (https://www.ni.com/en/shop/software-portfolio/national-instruments-product-compatibility-for-microso...). Has anyone heard any news on when/if NI will produce a compatible NI-MAX or remember historically how long NI has taken based on past Windows versions?

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It runs just fine on my Windows 10 x64.  Of course, I'm running LabVIEW 2015 (32-bit) -- LabVIEW 64-bit is, I believe, "dicey" on a lot of systems ...

Bob Schor

[MyOwnPrivateIdaho]

Thanks for the response--I was confused by the two columns of 64 bit OS. With your clarification, I understand that NI-MAX is 32 bit and version 15.0 will run on Win 10 (32 or 64 bit). I'm not looking for a 64-bit version of MAX--kinda silly.

[MyOwnPrivateIdaho]

Thanks Bob. We explored switching to 64-bit LV in 2013 and read alot of "dicey" comments back then. We decided that our LV apps didn't need the extra memory, so we stuck with 32-bit to be more "main stream".