Microsoft Report Viewer Jun 2026

using System; using System.Windows.Forms; using Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms;

Microsoft Report Viewer – Current status and usage

In your Visual Studio project, open the Package Manager Console and run: microsoft report viewer

Renders reports directly within the client application using local RDLC files and application-defined data sources.

The most difficult part of using the Report Viewer is handling authentication. If your Report Server requires a login (which it usually does), you cannot simply set the URL. You must handle the ReportServerCredentials event. using System; using System

There are two ways the Report Viewer handles data:

is a control component used in Windows Forms and ASP.NET Web Forms applications to display reports created with Microsoft Reporting Technologies (e.g., RDLC files). It enables end‑users to view, print, export (to PDF, Excel, Word), and navigate multi‑page reports without requiring a separate SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) server. The control renders reports locally, making it a lightweight solution for embedding rich, data‑driven reports directly into desktop and web applications. You must handle the ReportServerCredentials event

Reports in the application now use Microsoft Report Viewer 2022 runtime (version 15.0). This update improves PDF export fidelity and addresses previous zoom/refresh issues. Users must ensure the new runtime is installed; otherwise, reports will fail to load. The installer will prompt for an automatic upgrade.