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runs vs. runs on

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Avoid run for a general audience. For a technical audience, use run to refer to an operating system and run on to refer to a program.

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To install Exchange 2016, your computer must be running the full installation of Windows Server.
Office 2016 runs on the following versions of Windows: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 10, Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10.