NVivo - Windows is the most recent version of NVivo (released in March 2020) and it supersedes NVivo 12. NVivo - Windows, NVivo 12 and NVivo 11 Windows system requirements are provided below: 

NVivo - Windows 
Minimum system requirements 

  • 2.0 GHz dual-core processor (64-bit) 
  • 4 GB RAM 
  • 1680 x 1050 screen resolution 
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 
  • Approximately 5 GB of available hard-disk space – or more depending on data storage needs 

Recommended system requirements 

  • 3.0 GHz quad-core processor or faster 
  • 8 GB RAM or more 
  • 1920 x 1080 screen resolution or higher 
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 or later 
  • Approximately 8 GB of available hard-disk space – or more depending on data storage needs 
  • Internet connection 
  • Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome 44 or later 


NVivo 12 Windows 
Minimum system requirements 

  • 1.2 GHz single-core processor (32-bit), 1.4 GHz single-core processor (64-bit) 
  • 2 GB RAM 
  • 1024 x 768 screen resolution 
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 
  • Approximately 5 GB of available hard-disk space – or more depending on data storage needs 

Recommended system requirements 

  • 2.0 GHz dual-core processor or faster 
  • 4 GB RAM or more 
  • 1680 x 1050 screen resolution or higher 
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1, or later 
  • Approximately 8 GB of available hard-disk space – or more depending on data storage needs 
  • Internet connection 
  • Internet Explorer 11 or later, Google Chrome 44 or later 

 
NVivo 11 Windows 
Minimum system requirements 

  • 1.2 GHz single-core processor (32-bit), 1.4 GHz single-core processor (64-bit) 
  • 2 GB RAM or more 
  • 1024 x 768 screen resolution 
  •  Microsoft Windows 7 
  • Approximately 5 GB of available hard-disk space – or more depending on data storage needs 

Recommended system requirements 

  • 2.0 GHz dual-core processor or faster 
  • 4 GB RAM or more 
  • 1680 x 1050 screen resolution or higher 
  • Microsoft Windows 7 or later 
  • Approximately 8 GB of available hard-disk space – or more depending on data storage needs 
  • Internet connection 
  • Internet Explorer 11 or later, Google Chrome 44 or later