OMG!!  Windows 8 is a dead product!

But so is Windows 7.  Just found it strange that Windows 7 and 19 are mentioned but not 8

Speaking as a longtime Sage geek, from a technical standpoint, it SHOULD work.  I personally run Windows 7 VMs for all versions, not Windows 10, because Win 7 is faster.  I'll bet the Sage lawyers want to reduce their exposure to a niche product like Windows 8. 

We do have quite a mix of clients running Windows 7, 8 and 10.  This next upgrade should be fun!

Hello Abenaki Ottawa,

Thanks for reaching out! Ran this by the senior reps on the Sage 300 ERP support team who advised that if the system requirements have not listed Windows 8 (note the end of mainstream support date below*) as supported, then it has not been tested and therefore is not supported by the support teams at Sage (bugs and issues will need to be troubleshooted by external support).  is correct in advising that this doesn't mean it won't work.

Generally, Sage tests on and fully supports operating systems that Microsoft has mainstream support for. To ensure secure software and systems we recommend upgrading to the latest operating systems. For software security, we also rely on the coding / SDK which is only updated on supported operating systems. Note this Windows end of Life page with the details:

* Support for Windows 7 RTM without service packs ended on April 9, 2013. Be sure to install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to continue to receive support and updates.

Prior versions of Windows, including Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, have limited support when running on new processors and chipsets from manufacturers like Intel, AMD, NVidia, and Qualcomm. For more information, see the Microsoft Lifecycle FAQ. A device may not be able to run prior versions of Windows if the device hardware is incompatible, lacks current drivers, or is otherwise outside the original equipment manufacturer’s (OEM) support period.

Thank you very much for the clarification.  Again, I just found it weird that Windows 7 is still supported though.

Only supporting where Microsoft has mainstream support is ludicrous.  If that's the case you should have stopped supporting Windows 7 in 2015 and will have to stop supporting each server operating systems after only 2 years.  Are you suggesting organisations have to change server and client OS even though Microsoft have extended support on them?

Hello ,  I'm still waiting on details from our Sage 300 ERP R&D team to clarify why Windows 7 SP1 is listed but Windows 8 is not. Both operating systems are now on extended support (beyond mainstream support) but we're not turning away support requests for them. We'll try every trick we know to help. 

If we were to suggest that an organization upgrade their systems (thinking back to XP), then we would give ample notice to communicate the phase out.

For detailed information about installing the software, see the Sage 300 2019 Upgrade Guide. I found one reference to Windows 8 on page 6 which suggests that Web Screens work on the OS.

Thanks for the response.  It's very good that you will try every trick to help.  However, if something isn't on the supported list then no consultant can risk installing on that Operating System.  An example here is server 2012 R2.  Mainstream support ends next month so that means you won't be supporting it for next release.  However, I can guarantee organisations will be running server 2012 R2 up until near the extended support date of 2023.  Many have integrated into their infrastructure only 2 or 3 years ago. 

The long and short is that you should be supporting for the EXTENDED lifecycle, not mainstream.

Any updates on the supported OS versions?