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Backward compatibility with Windows versions

React Native for Windows supports devices running on Windows 10 and higher. React Native for Windows layers cleanly on top of the native Windows UI platform which means there are some APIs that may not be supported in all versions of Windows since the corresponding native capabilities were not backward compatible with older OS versions. The following table captures these deltas. If you are using any of the APIs below, they will gracefully fail (no-op) when the app is running on Windows devices of corresponding OS versions.

Windows 10 SDKReact Native for Windows support
May 2020 update
Version 2004 ; Build 10.0.19041.0		All APIs, scenarios supported
May 2019 update
Version 1903 ; Build 10.0.18362.1		All APIs, scenarios supported
October 2018 update
Version 1809 ; Build 10.0.17763.0		Unsupported:
  • useNativeDriver for animations
  • View.transform property
  • React Native for Windows in XAML islands for hosting inside WPF/Win32 scenarios
  • When using Hermes engine, the default locale will always be en_US and the default time zone will always be Etc/UTC, irrespective of the system settings
April 2018 Update
Version 1803 ; Build 10.0.17134.12		Unsupported : (Same as above plus):
  • Flyout: edge alignments, ShowAt capability
  • Picker.editable, Picker.text
Fall Creators Update
Version 1709 ; Build 10.0.16299.91		Unsupported : Same as above
Creators Update
Version 1703 ; Build 10.0.15063.468		Unsupported : (Same as above plus):
  • Keyboard events
  • TextInput.placeholderTextColor
  • TextInput.secureTextEntry may have some fast typing issues

React Native App Supported OS Versions

The following table captures the default versions of Windows 10 that a React Native for Windows app supports. The "Target" is the version of the SDK that the app is compiled against, and the "Minimum" is the lowest version that the app will run on. Note that as of RNW 0.66, developers can easily override these default values to suit their own needs.

React Native WindowsTarget OS VersionMinimum OS Version
0.72+May 2020 update
Version 2004 ; Build 10.0.19041.0		October 2018 update
Version 1809 ; Build 10.0.17763.0
0.68 - 0.71May 2020 update
Version 2004 ; Build 10.0.19041.0		Fall Creators Update
Version 1709 ; Build 10.0.16299.91
0.66 - 0.67May 2020 update
Version 2004 ; Build 10.0.19041.0		Creators Update
Version 1703 ; Build 10.0.15063.468
0.62 - 0.65May 2019 update
Version 1903 ; Build 10.0.18362.1		Fall Creators Update
Version 1709 ; Build 10.0.16299.91
0.60 - 0.61May 2019 update
Version 1903 ; Build 10.0.18362.1		Creators Update
Version 1703 ; Build 10.0.15063.468