Topic 3.1.2: Software Requiements
- Windows versions 8.1, and 10 support touch screen gestures. If the user swipes in from the right edge of a touch screen with a finger gesture, a set of Windows charms appears, which includes Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings. Moving the mouse cursor to the upper-right corner of a screen also shows the Windows charms for non-touch screens.
- Showing the set of charms is a standard feature of Windows versions 8.1, and 10 that cannot be disabled by software for a touch screen. As a result, operators can access these Windows charms and possibly unlock a dedicated touch screen view node.
- Newer operating system Service Packs (SPs) than those listed do not block the installation of Wonderware products. A warning message may appear during the installation process.
- The Galaxy Repository (GR Node) can run on a client Windows operating system in a configuration in which Wonderware System Platform products are installed on up to five nodes. For a system with more than five nodes, the Galaxy Repository must installed on a computer running a Windows Server operating system.
- Development and application nodes are considered to be clients of the server GR node.
- When an operating system is upgraded on a computer, existing Wonderware System Platform products must be uninstalled prior to the upgrade and then reinstalled after the upgrade.
- There are three exceptions, Wonderware System Platform products do not need to be uninstalled when upgrading from: ◦
- Windows 8 to 8.1
- Windows 8.1 to 10
- Windows 2012 to Windows 2012 R2
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