System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

Only 64-bit versions of the following operating systems are

supported. 32-bit operating systems are not supported.

MS Windows Server 2016

MS Windows Server 2019

Windows 10

Windows 10 IoT Enterprise

Windows 11

Computer Hardware Recommendations

The minimum processor and memory should

be comparable to:

Intel Core i5 with 8 GB RAM.

AMD FX or Phenom II X6 with 8 GB RAM

The recommended processor and memory should be

comparable to:

Intel Core i7 with 16 GB RAM.

AMD Higher FX or Phenom II X6 with 16 GB RAM

Licensing Options

When ordering PAC Machine Edition 10. the Key Type

must be selected to be either Leased Key (PAC License Server),

Computer Locked (Software Key), or Hardware (M7).

Leased (PAC License Server)

The Leased Key enables users to lease a license from a

centralized server. The centralized server is called the PAC

License Server. The client that runs PAC Machine Edition can

be a virtual machine managed by either a type 1 or type 2

hypervisor or a physical machine. PAC License server can be

hosted on a physical or virtual machine (type 1 or type 2).

Computer Locked (Software Key)

The license is locked to a specific physical computer.

The license can be used by PAC Machine Edition that is

running on that computer or on a guest virtual machine

managed by a type 2 hypervisor hosted on that computer.

Hardware (M7)

PAC Machine Edition 9.8 and 10.x support M7 hardware keys.

M7 keys support licensing PME running on a physical or

hosted virtual machines (type 2).