For the best Office 365 experience, we recommend that customers
meet the minimum system prerequisites. Minimum requirements for
Office 365 include Office 2007+, IE8+, and Windows 7(see full list
below). You must have Internet access and workstation administrator
rights to install software and access Office 365. Current Microsoft Updates are strongly recommended before
implementation.
| Category |
Requirements |
| Operating System |
- Windows 7 32-bit / 64-bit,
Windows 8 32-bit / 64-bit
- Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard),
10.6 (Snow Leopard), 10.7 (Lion)
- Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2
- Office installed as part of
Office 365 subscription is not supported on servers
or virtualized platforms
- Support Ending
- Windows Server 2003 on
January 1, 2013
- Windows XP 32-bit SP3 /
64-bit SP2 on January 1, 2014
- Vista 32-bit / 64-bit SP2 on
January 1, 2014
|
| Office Client |
- Office 2010 SP1
- Office 2007 SP2
- Office 2011 for Mac and Outlook
2011 for Mac
- At this time, Communicator
for Mac 2011 will not work with Office 365
- .NET 2.0 or later
- Lync 2010
|
| Browser |
- Internet Explorer 8 or above
- Latest Firefox version
- Safari 5 or above
- Latest Chrome version
|
| Smartphones |
- Windows Phone 7 / 8 or above
- Latest Android version
- iPhone 3G/3GS/4 with iOS 4.0.1 or
above
- Blackberry OS 5.0 or above
|
| Tablets |
- Windows 7 tablets, Windows 8
RT/Surface or higher
- Latest Android version
- iPad running IOS 5.0.1 or higher
|
| Bandwidth |
- Exchange Online: minimum 2Mbs or
greater
- Lync Online: <1 Mbs for presence
and instant messaging only
- SharePoint Online: 3 Mbs or
greater with no more than 100 ms latency
- Office 365 E1-4: 10Mbs or greater
|
