Software Requirements
The following software prerequisites must be installed on any server running any SQL Server edition:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or later (required for Microsoft Management Console, SQL Server Data Tools, Report Designer, and HTML Help).
Windows Installer 4.5 or later (sometimes distributed by Microsoft Windows Update services; also will be installed by the SQL Server Installation Center).
Windows PowerShell 2.0. (This is ...
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