As of STEP 7 V5.6, the operating systems MS Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise, MS Windows Server 2012 as well as MS Windows Server 2016 are supported. For more detailed information on this, refer to the attached "Readme.rtf" file. Or click on the link below for the compatibility list.
Hardware configuration and diagnostics
As of STEP 7 V 5.6 the assistant for loading H - Stations now offers an option for time optimization.
Editors
As of STEP 7 V5.6 bookmarks can be used within the AWL editor.
System diagnostics
For STEP 7 V5.6, the "Process objects" tab of the module state has been renamed "SEC" (System Expansion Card) and additional properties are shown for the license status.
SIMATIC Manager
As of STEP 7 V5.6, the number of selected objects are shown in the status bar.
Checking block consistency
As of STEP 7 V5.6, you can perform an extended consistency check for projects with symbolic addressing. You can find detailed information in the help for block consistency under the heading "Extended consistency check."