Windows 7 or Windows 10 for Revit 2017?

[landcruiser]

I'm buying a new computer and will installing Revit 2017. Which is better for Revit 2017- Windows 7 or Windows 10? Or does it matter?

[rtaube]

We've not had any issues with Revit 2017 on Windows 10

[sdarali]

We had one issue on Windows 10 machines and Revit 2016 which may still exist in 2017. When borrowing the Revit license on a PC and disconnecting it from the network, then Revit was not able to start, instead it froze at the starting page. The solution was we had to Right-Click on Revit icon and select "Run as Administrator". Luckily our users had local admin on their PCs so they can use the workaround, otherwise they would not be able to use Revit out of the office.

Windows 7 machines did not have this problem, and Revit worked on a borrowed network without having to "Run as Administrator".

[david_peterson]

While we haven't had any issues yet with 2017 and windows 10 (we just started rolling it out and most project are in 2016 for the people on Win10) we did have a problem with the hardware
We purchased a bunch of the new Lenovo P50s and started having all kinds of problems with them while running them on Win7. Switched them to Win10 and the problems went away.
You you may want to look at the hardware side of things as well. I'm not sure if anyone is making hardware that was meant to run Win7 anymore.

[john_ratliff242905]

Windows 10 uses much more resources compared to Windows 7. If you want to run multiple sessions, then your system will slow down significantly.

[krzystoff]

The requirements for Windows 7 and 10 are very similar. Inevitably over time, more features are being added to Windows 10 which may add to the load if you use them, but if not, the background processes and memory management on W10 are far better than W7. Windows 10 needs more disk space than W7, though disk space is very cheap nowadays that should not be a concern, especially if you can afford Revit licenses :shock:.
Windows 10 also has features like fast boot for newer hardware and better management of USB/SSD drives, so your computer will start faster and move data faster than any previous version of Windows. Windows Store apps, if you choose to use them, are sandboxed (so they can't interfere with your OS or data unless you allow them to, or spread malware).

Revit performance on Windows 10 is the same if not better than W7, provided you are using compatible graphics drivers (certified drivers can be more stable/reliable, but Autodesk is glacially slow in testing new drivers or hardware).

The only real issue with Windows 10 is if you have old, legacy software that's not fully compatible, it may be an issue. VMWare and some other Virtual Machines have issues with W10, and system imaging tools don't work so well, but nothing that relates directly to Revit.