Note: SAS Note 50422: "Understanding Windows 8 editions: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, and Windows 8 Enterprise," discusses the new Windows 8 editions and provides instructions for determining which edition you are using.

Important: Before you proceed with your SAS 9.4 or SAS 9.3 installation under Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012, it is recommended that you search the SAS Customer Support website for relevant Alert and Installation SAS Notes.

SAS^® 9.4

• SAS 9.4 (TS1M0) Revision 13w26

All SAS^® Foundation, SAS Intelligence Platform, and SAS Solutions offerings are supported under the x64 versions of Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Enterprise, and Windows Server 2012.

Note: The Education Analytical Suite bundle is supported under the x64 version of Windows 8 in this software release.

SAS^® 9.3

• SAS 9.3 (TS1M2) Revision 13w18

This release is supported under Microsoft Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Enterprise, and Windows Server 2012.

Note: The following resources discuss Java support under this software release (SAS note | web page).

Important: This software release does not support Internet Explorer 10 under Microsoft Windows 8 Pro or Windows Server 2012.



• SAS 9.3 (TS1M2) Revision 12w41 and higher

Only SAS^® Enterprise Guide^® 5.1 and the SAS^® Add-In for Microsoft Office 5.1 are supported under Microsoft Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Enterprise, and Windows Server 2012.

Update: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Support

The same SAS 9.3 and SAS 9.4 support for Windows 8 Pro and Windows Server 2012 also applies to Windows 8.1 Pro and Windows Server 2012 R2. Web browser support is available on the Third-Party Software Requirements for Use with SAS^® Software and Applications web page.

The information in this SAS Note is a summary of supported operating system information for recent major SAS software releases. Use the drop-down menus on this Supported Operating Systems web page to display additional information about SAS software on Windows operating systems.

Operating System and Release Information