Microsoft 365 plans for enterprise, business, education, and government
Microsoft 365 and Office 365 suites for enterprise, business, education, and government are subscription plans that include premium versions of productivity apps across all your devices, monthly feature updates, and 1-5TB of cloud storage per user.
The system requirements below apply to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise and Microsoft 365 Apps for business, as well as all enterprise, business, education, government, and nonprofit plans that include Microsoft 365 client apps. They also apply to standalone plans for individual services, such as email-only or online-meetings-only plans. Apps such as Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Skype for Business, Viva Engage, Project, Visio, and Power BI are also covered by the table below.
System requirements
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Component |
Windows |
Mac |
Android |
iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Computer and processor |
1.6 GHz or faster, 2-core. 2 GHz or greater recommended for Skype for Business |
Intel processor |
ARM-based or Intel x86 processor |
Not applicable |
|
Operating system |
Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2016. Please note Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise will be supported on Windows Server 2022 through October 2026, and on Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2016 through October 2025 |
One of the three most recent versions of macOS. When a new version of macOS is released, the macOS requirement becomes one of the then-current three most recent versions: the new version of macOS and the previous two versions |
The last 4 major versions of Android |
The 2 most recent versions of iOS |
|
Memory |
4 GB RAM; 2 GB RAM (32-bit) |
4 GB RAM |
1 GB |
Not applicable |
|
Hard disk |
4 GB of available disk space |
10 GB of available disk space; HFS+ hard disk format (also known as macOS Extended) or APFS. Updates may require additional storage over time |
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Display |
1280 x 768 screen resolution (32-bit requires hardware acceleration for 4K and higher) |
1280 x 800 screen resolution. Web apps require the same minimum resolution as the OS they are running on. Apps running inside of Microsoft Teams adhere to the Teams minimum resolution. Minimum resolution assumes zoom, DPI settings, and text scaling are set at 100%. If not set to 100%, minimum resolution should be scaled accordingly |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
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Graphics |
Graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX 9 or later, with WDDM 2.0 or higher for Windows 10 (or WDDM 1.3 or higher for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update). Skype for Business requires DirectX 9 or later, 128 MB graphics memory, and 32-bits-per-pixel-capable format |
No graphics requirements |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
Browser |
The current version of Microsoft Edge, Safari, Chrome, or Firefox |
The current version of Microsoft Edge, Safari, Chrome, or Firefox |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
.NET version |
Some features may require .NET 3.5 or 4.6 and higher to also be installed. Microsoft Teams requires 4.6 or higher |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Notes:
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Internet functionality requires an internet connection. Fees may apply.
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Product functionality, feature availability, and graphics may vary on older systems. For the best experience, use the latest version of the operating systems specified. Some features may require additional or advanced hardware or server connectivity.
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Microsoft account and/or organizational account is required for licensing and to access services.
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Skype requires a standard built-in camera or USB 2.0 video camera, a microphone, and an audio output device in order to utilize its full range of calling features.
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(Search Lifecycle Policy).
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In order to use some additional Outlook features, Microsoft Edge WebView2 must be installed.
Video calls & meetings
For a better experience with video calls and online meetings, we recommend using a computer that has a 2.0 GHz processor and 4.0 GB RAM (or higher). The optional Blur my background video effect requires a processor with Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) support. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.
Teams requires a USB 2.0 video camera, a microphone, and an audio-output device in order to utilize its full range of calling and meeting features.
Teams live events
If you are producing a Teams live events, we recommend using a computer that has a Core i5 Kaby Lake processor, 4.0 GB RAM (or higher) and hardware encoder. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.
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