The database server will run only on a 64‑bit version of Windows. Clients can be 32‑bit or 64‑bit.

Jade encodes Unicode characters using the wide‑character‑encoding routines provided by Microsoft Windows.

Jade 2022 requires the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributables to be installed. Download the latest version from Microsoft, or use the version that comes with Jade. You must install the x64 redistributables to run a 64‑bit node, and the x86 redistributables to run a 32‑bit node.

The minimum required Microsoft Visual C++ version is distributed with Jade, in the \bin folder, or you can download the latest available from Microsoft. The Jade installer will automatically install the redistributables when run, and a thin client download will also download and install the redistributables. You will need to install the updated redistributables on computers that host application or database servers yourself. Installation of the required C++ runtimes will be done as part of the normal Jade installation, if necessary. Installing this Microsoft redistributable package requires administration privileges.