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WeeTeckTan
Mar 11, 2019Iron Contributor
Hardware Software Requirement for SharePoint Online users
Dear All,
I couldn't find any related document for the optimum spec machine for SharePoint Online end users.
This is the list of machine spec.
Please comment.
Thanks.
Operating system | Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 |
Browser | Safari, Google Chrome, and Firefox - latest version |
| Microsoft Edge - latest version |
Email client software | Office 2016\Office 365 Pro Plus |
| Office for Mac 2016\Office 365 Pro Plus for Mac |
Computer and processor | 1 GHZ or faster x86 or 64-bit processor |
Memory | 16GB RAM (64-bit) recommended for graphics features |
Disk space | 3 gigabytes (GB) |
Monitor resolution | 1024 x 768 |
| Exchange ActiveSync must be supported for Office 365 |
They’re isn’t specifically requirements listed for SharePoint Online but in the requirements for Office, in the ‘Office requirements and the Office 365 plans for business, education, and government’ section it has some hardware specs:
https://products.office.com/en-gb/office-system-requirements
The processor is recommended to be “1.6 gigahertz (GHz) or faster, 2-core. 2.0 GHz or greater recommended for Skype for Business” with at least 4GB RAM and at 4GB free disk space, with 1280 x 768 screen resolution. Check the link for more specifics.
Hope that helps.
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- Cian AllnerSilver Contributor
They’re isn’t specifically requirements listed for SharePoint Online but in the requirements for Office, in the ‘Office requirements and the Office 365 plans for business, education, and government’ section it has some hardware specs:
https://products.office.com/en-gb/office-system-requirements
The processor is recommended to be “1.6 gigahertz (GHz) or faster, 2-core. 2.0 GHz or greater recommended for Skype for Business” with at least 4GB RAM and at 4GB free disk space, with 1280 x 768 screen resolution. Check the link for more specifics.
Hope that helps.
- Totally agree with Cian's comment here, there is not this kind of HW requirements to properly use Office 365...just a minimum HW to be able to use Office and to connect to the services through the browser
- WeeTeckTanIron Contributor
jcgonzalezmartin , I agree with you but what if open in office desktop, it may depend on local machine spec. I gained the feedback from the end users that it's slower in opening office desktop either using MS surface (windows 8) or desktop PC (Windows 7, 3GB RAM only).
That's why it's better to come out the minimal and optimum spec of machine for the end users to minimize the issues of using SPO and improving the better user experience.
Some use Office 2007 where they can't open office from SPO...
Thanks.
Rgrds,
VTEC