Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, or later. Or an Attached SQL Express, or Microsoft Azure SQL.
Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1
Visual Studio 2013 or 2015. Although Visual Studio 2013 or 2015 is not needed to generate code, the generated code (application) is meant to be opened in Visual Studio.