Installation Requirements

A CD drive or access to the Internet is required for product installation. The minimum system configuration for installation is:

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 10 (64-bit) - Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) - Standard, Pro, and Enterprise
Windows Server 2012 (64 bit)
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1(64 bit) - Standard and Enterprise

Note: You must have the following Microsoft updates installed on your machine:

KB2999226 - For indows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012
KB2919355 - For Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012

Bentley does not support its software running on Microsoft operating systems versions that Microsoft has "retired". For more information on Microsoft's application retirement policy, click here. For similar information on Bentley products, refer to the Bentley Product Support article.

Communications Protocols

Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4)
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)

Software Prerequisites

The Prerequisites for PLAXIS LE are automatically downloaded and installed to your workstation while you install PLAXIS LE. The contents of the Prerequisites for PLAXIS LE include:

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Update 3 (x64)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable English (x86)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable English (x64)
Microsoft Access Database Engine Redistributable (x64)

Microsoft Internet Explorer, minimum v11.0, with 128-bit cipher strength. Microsoft no longer supports any versions prior to v11.0. Internet Explorer is not installed as part of the product pre-requisites.

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