Windows 10 And Microstation

Question

[v8i] [SS3] 
 Hi. 
 It has been a few months now that Windows 10 rolled out to the public, with the promise of being compatible with most things in Windows 7 (that's probably not entirely accurate)... 
 
 Has any of you started working under this new OS? 
 If so, does Bentley products (specifically MicroStation v8i SS3 and InRoads v8i) operate as usual? 
 If not, what kind of issues has sprung up with that? 
 
 Thanks in advance for any inputs. 
 Edgar Soares

Jan Šlegr · Accepted Answer

Hi Edgar, 
 I am not an ordinary user, but I start and use different version of MicroStation (and also Bentley Map and Navigator) several times a day because of testing of application builds and to answer questions from my customers. 
 Edgar Soares said: Has any of you started working under this new OS? 
 I still have Windows 8.1 on my main "developer PC" (waiting for Christmas holidays to have enough time), but I migrated my notebook (used when I am off site because of trainings etc.) and tablet pretty soon after Windows 10 release. So yes, I use Windows 10 nearly every day. 
 Edgar Soares said: If so, does Bentley products (specifically MicroStation v8i SS3 and InRoads v8i) operate as usual? 
 So far I have not found any problem. But I did not try e.g. to print 200 MB design file with 20 GB rasters attached ;-) 
 Edgar Soares said: If not, what kind of issues has sprung up with that? 
 In my opinion the biggest issue are drivers, especially graphics driver quality. Windows 10 itself are pretty good piece of software and they are able to support quite wide portfolio of HW, but not all. On the other hand, what I heard the drivers for Windows 10 are not very different from Windows 8, so if any company is not able to provide certified drivers for Windows 10 now (don't talk about obsolete 10 years old HW ;-), it should not be treated as a serious supplier. 
 With regards, 
 Jan

Andrew Bell · Answer

Just to advise that MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries 3) is not certified for use on Windows 10 systems but Bentley are going to be releasing a SELECTseries 4 version that will be certified. I'm not sure about InRoads versions, you probably need to ask in the Civil Design forum. 
 ftp.bentley.com/.../readme.htm 
 Our latest release of MicroStation CONNECT Edition has been certified with Windows 10 and is a 64 bit application. It might be worth trying this out instead of waiting for the SS4 version. Here is a link to some of the Frequently Asked Questions regarding this major new release. 
 communities.bentley.com/.../23674.microstation-connect-edition-frequently-asked-questions