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Does MSMQ require a Windows server or can a regular Windows PC host the Queues?
IS MSMQ still supported or is this a more recommended way?
Microsoft Technologies based on the .NET software framework. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
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From what I understood from you reply, MSMQ requires a Server. You cannot have Windows 10 or IOT apps using MSMQ with a server in the mix?
You can use MSMQ on Win10 and IOT apps.
refer -
https://teckangaroo.com/enable-msmq-server-windows-10-easy-steps/
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31344810/using-msmq-on-raspberry-pi-2-with-windows-10
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MSMQ is supported on Window 7, 8 and 10 along with servers. You do not explicitly need a server. In fact there is a chance you are already running some apps that are using MSMQ on your client machine already. So the direct answer is that you don't need a server.
However I would say that running this on a client is only for testing purposes. If you really need MSMQ support then you're building an enterprise app and therefore you will be running it on a server. Client OSes don't have the "configurations" to support the workloads that Server does and therefore it wouldn't make sense. So for testing and development run MSMQ on any client OS you want but for production use you'll want to use Server just like you would use Server for a web app rather than running it hosted inside say a Windows 10 IIS instance. Client OSes are for dev/testing. Server OSes are for production use of server software like MSMQ and IIS.
@Moshe Raab, PhD , you should accept learn2skills answer, not your own.
@Moshe Raab, PhD
MSMQ is available as a component of Windows 2000 and later. Because Message Queuing is a component of Windows, its use is covered by the Windows license. If you have a valid license to use Windows, then you can use MSMQ.
Installing Message Queuing services (MSMQ) on Windows Server 2016 or later
Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) stores emails temporally, while they are scanned or waiting to be actioned by the mail server.
To install MSMQ on Windows Server 2016 or later:
Start Server Manager.
Go to Manage > Add Roles and Features.
In the Before You Begin screen, click Next.
Select Role-based or feature-based installation and click Next.
Select the server where to install the feature.
Go to Features, and navigate to Message Queuing > Message Queuing Services and select Message Queuing Server.
Click Install to start the installation.
The setup may require a system restart. Click OK to finish.
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