System Requirements for Windows

Table 1: Supported Windows Platforms

Processor

Operating System

Platform architecture Availability

(directory name)

x64 (64-bit)

Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Microsoft

Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 [1],
Windows Server 2012 R2 [1]

winx64

Download, USB

1. Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 R2 are supported only for select
solvers for parallel high performance execution. Any users running on Microsoft Windows HPC Server
2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 R2 as non-admin should be a member of the HPC Users Group in the
configuration panel of the HPC Cluster Manager.
For detailed and current support information, see the Platform Support section of the ANSYS, Inc.
website (www.ansys.com).

Note
Home editions of Windows operating systems are not supported.

Prerequisites
You must have the following software installed on your system. Administrator privileges are required
to install these files. These software prerequisites will be installed automatically when you launch the
product installation. If you've completed an installation successfully, the executables are also located
under the \v160\prereq directory should you need to manually install them at a later date. Prior to
installing, you can find them in the root \prereq directory of the media/download package.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
.NET Framework 4.0 is native on Windows 8.1 and does not require any additional patches.
.NET Framework 4.0 is required for Windows 7.
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable, 2.0.50727.762
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 ATL Redistributable Package
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 ATL Redistributable Package
For complete installation instructions, including full product and platform support, please see the ANSYS,
Inc. Windows Installation Guide.

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